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Everyday Life - Habit & Routine

Explore English idioms regarding habits and routine with examples like "by force of habit" and "gym rat".

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to pass one's lips

(of food or drink) to be consumed by someone

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to have one's nose in a book

to be fully concentrated on the book one is reading, particularly with a lot of interest or enthusiasm

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business as usual

used to refer to a situation in which everything is progressing in a way it should without anything unusual or unexpected happening

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by force of habit

used to refer to the act of doing something without thinking about it because one has been doing it for a long time and it has become a habit

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up to one's (old) tricks

used to refer to a person who is engaging in the same dishonest behavior as they previously demonstrated

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creature of habit

used to refer to someone who always does the same things in the exact same way they did before

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to pass one's lips

(of a particular word or topic) to be said by someone

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gym rat

a person who spends a lot of time working out or exercising at the gym

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another day, another dollar

used when describing one's mundane life, in which nothing new or exciting happens

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cat's lick

a hasty attempt at cleaning or tidying something that does not effectively solve the problem

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