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Used with adjectives:
"
Smoking is a dangerous habit."
(dangerous, dirty, disgusting, nasty, terrible)
"
He has many poor habits."
(habits, irritating, annoying, unhealthy)
"
Exercising is a good habit."
(good, healthy)
"
He has some really strange habits."
(strange, curious, eccentric, unusual, weird)
"
He is having a hard time breaking old habits."
(old, lifelong)
"
She is not flexible in her daily habits."
(daily, normal, regular, usual)
"
Nail biting is a nervous habit."
(nervous)
"
Shopping can be an expensive habit."
(expensive)
"
He needs to change his eating habits."
(eating, dining, drinking)
"
He's trying to quit his smoking habit."
(smoking, gambling, drug)
Used with verbs:
"
He is in the habit of ordering take-out every night."
(be + in, has)
"
He developed some bad habits while living alone."
(developed, made, adopted, fell into, got in)
"
Poor eating has become a habit."
(become)
"
He's trying to break the habit of staying up late."
(break, give up, get out of, change)
"
He stole money to support his gambling habit."
(support)
Used with prepositions:
"
My morning routine is done by habit."
(by, out of, from)
