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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Redd	RED	English (Rare)
Celia	SEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Italian
LetÍCia	le-TEE-zyə (Portuguese), le-CHEE-zyə (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese
Clemency	KLEM-ənt-see	English (Rare)
Netanyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Baudouin	-	French