accustomed to (something)
accustomed to (something)
Familiar or comfortable with something. This phrase is often used to describe aspects of one's daily routine. Now that she is no longer in school, Stella has become accustomed to staying up late and sleeping until noon. I never thought I would become accustomed to this dusty old warehouse, but now I almost enjoy it here.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*accustomed to someone or something
and *accustomed to doing something used to someone or something; used to or in the habit of doing something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; grow ~.) The children are accustomed to eating late in the evening.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
accustomed to
Used to something or someone; having the habit of doing something. For example, In Spain we gave up our usual schedule and became accustomed to eating dinner at 10 p.m. Professor Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady (1956) ruefully sang the song "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" after his protégé Eliza walked out on him. [Second half of 1400s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- eggs is eggs
- (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
- kicking and screaming
- beck and call
- How long is a piece of string?
- from my cold, dead hands
- Heinz
- Heinz 57
- Heinz 57 (variety)
- 57