bitter pill
Something hard to accept; disappointment.
Jack was not invited to the party and it was a bitter pill for him.
break a habit
kick the habit
To stop a bad habit.
Бросить вредную привычку.
I want you to break your habit of smoking two packets of cigarettes a day.
Я хочу, чтобы ты бросил свою привычку выкуривать по две пачки сигарет в день.
Once a child becomes accustomed to chewing his nails, it’s difficult to kick the habit.
The doctor advised the heavy cigarette smoker that her heart had become damaged and that she should kick the habit right away.
burnt child dreads the fire
once bitten, twice shy
A person who has suffered from doing something has learned to avoid doing it again. A proverb.
Once Mary had got lost when her mother took her downtown. But a burnt child dreads the fire, so now Mary stays close to her mother when they are downtown.
champ at the bit
To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start.
The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing.
As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out.
creature of habit
A person who does things out of habit rather than by thought.
Our boss is a creature of habit, so let us not confuse him with too many new ideas.
do one's bit
do one's part
To shoulder one's share of responsibility in a communal undertaking; shirk one's obligation.
"Let me go home and rest, fellows, " John said. "I think I've done my bit for this project."
fall into the habit of
To develop the custom of doing something.
Jack has fallen into the bad habit of playing poker for large sums of money every night.
four bits
Fifty cents.
Tickets to the play are four bits," said Bill.