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kick a habit

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  1. Also, kick it; kick the habit. Overcome or give up habitual use, especially of narcotics. For example, Smoking is addictive; it's not easy to kick, or If he doesn't kick the habit, he may not make it through school. This idiom uses kick in the sense of “get rid of.” [First half of 1900s]

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They don't understand how you can kick a habit that they battle with, so the only thing that makes them feel right is attacking you for doing so.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2023

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