break a/the habit

break a/the habit

To stop doing a routine action or activity. I struggled to break the habit of biting my nails, but getting regular manicures helped.
See also: break, habit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

break a habit

 and break the habit; break one's habit
to end a habit. I was not able to break the habit of snoring. It's hard to break a habit that you have had for a long time.
See also: break, habit
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • break (one's) habit
  • break a habit
  • break into
  • school's out
  • break in
  • not break the bank
  • break of day
  • break to pieces
  • break (something) to pieces
  • make a break for it