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kicked the habit

kicked the habit is the simple past and past participle of kick the habit.

Meaning of kick the habit

Verb

kick the habit (third-person singular simple present kicks the habit, present participle kicking the habit, simple past and past participle kicked the habit)

  1. (idiomatic) To recover from or quit an addiction or habit.
    • I get it right / I kicked the habit / Shed my skin / This is the new stuff1986, Peter Gabriel, “Sledgehammer”, in So

Questions about kicked the habit

What is kicked the habit the simple past and past participle of?
Kicked the habit is the simple past and past participle of kick the habit.

Words near kicked the habit in the dictionary

  1. kicked someone's butt
  2. kicked tail
  3. kicked the beam
  4. kicked the bucket
  5. kicked the can down the road
  6. kicked the habit
  7. kicked the shit out of
  8. kicked the tires
  9. kicked the tires and lit the fires
  10. kicked the tyres
  11. kicked to

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