a house is not a home »
A home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.
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chip on one's shoulder »
A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.
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clean up one's act »
To reform; to improve one's habits.
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do one's thing »
To do what one habitually does.
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dyed-in-the-wool »
Firmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing.
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end of the world »
End of habitability for life on Earth.
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fall off the wagon »
To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.
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force of habit »
An act that has been repeated to the point where the performance of the act becomes automatic.
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go native »
To adopt the lifestyle or outlook of local inhabitants, especially when dwelling in a colonial region; to become less refined under the influence of a less cultured, more primitive, or simpler social environment.
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kick the habit »
To recover from or quit an addiction or habit. For example, to quit smoking, drinking, burping, or drug addiction.
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live in sin »
To cohabit as if man and wife without being married.
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of an »
Indicates a more or less habitual activity during the given part of the day.
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off the wagon »
No longer maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from an undesirable habit, especially drinking alcohol.
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old habits die hard »
Existing habits are hard to change.
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on the wagon »
By extension, maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from some other undesirable habit.
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