habit _noun

ADJECTIVES 

bad • good
・Smoking is a bad habit that can harm your health.

healthy • unhealthy • harmful
・Brushing your teeth before bed is a healthy habit. 

dirty, nasty • unfortunate • horrible 
・Not washing your hands after using the restroom is a dirty habit.

annoying, irritating, disconcerting 
・Interrupting others while they're speaking is an annoying habit she needs to break.

endearing, charming (often ironic)
・The cat's playful antics are a charming habit that brings smiles.

eccentric, odd, strange, quirky
・She has a strange habit of talking to herself.

old, ingrained • new
・The old habits die hard, but I'm determined to break them.

daily, regular, routine
・Walking the dog every morning is part of his daily habit.

common, widespread
・Checking social media before bed is a common habit nowadays.

buying, shopping, spending 
・Her extravagant spending habit led to financial troubles.

dietary, drinking, eating, feeding
・Her eating habits changed after she started a new diet.

reading, viewing
・Developing a reading habit can broaden your knowledge.

drug, smoking
・He developed a smoking habit during his college years.

personal • sexual • social • anti-social
・Regular exercise was a personal habit he prioritized for maintaining his health.

VERBS

be in, have
・She has a habit of checking her phone as soon as she wakes up.

acquire, develop, fall into, form, get into, make, become 
・Reading a book before sleep became his nightly habit.

break (yourself of), get out of, give up, kick 
・Breaking a bad habit takes time and effort.

change
・The government is trying to change the nation's eating habits.

PREPOSITIONS

out of
・She continues to take the same route to work out of habit.

PHRASES 

a creature of habit
・He's a creature of habit and always does things the same way.

force of habit 
・It's a force of habit for me to wake up at 6am every day.