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
Hyginus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Eniola	-	Western African, Yoruba
Downey	['dauni:]
Hughes	[hju:z]
Natsumi	nah-tsoo-mee	Japanese
AntÓNia	-	Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian