to kick the habit: to stop a bad habit Examples of TO KICK THE HABIT People have grown up reading paper books and will not kick the habit easily. The doctor advised the heavy cigarette smoker that her heart had become damaged and that she should kick the habit right away.

about to: ready to, just going to Examples of ABOUT TO He rode in a van with five men who were about to be deported to Mexico, he said. You also must figure out how long you’ve held the security you’re about to sell.

to turn around: to move or face in the opposite direction (S); to completelychange the condition of (S) Examples of TURN AROUND We need to turn around our terrible performance this year. The restaurant was closed and so we had to turn around and go home.

no matter: regardless of Examples of NO MATTER No matter what, I’m going to get to the front row of the concert. You will be home before nine, no matter what.

to get used to: to become used to, to become adjusted to Examples of TO GET USED TO Whenever I come home from vacation, it takes me a few days to get used to my routine again. It doesn’t work like a conventional shifter, but I found it easy to get used to.

used to: formerly did, had the habit of Examples of USED TO We used to go to the county fair every year when we were kids. I used to dream about becoming an astronaut and going into space.