drop like a bad habit
Swiftly cast aside
To drop something or someone like a bad habit is to abandon them completely and without hesitation.
The phrase suggests the decisiveness with which one should quit harmful behaviors—applied to relationships, commitments, or associations: When I found out he'd been lying, I dropped him like a bad habit.
The comparison implies both speed and finality.
- let goCease holding something
- cut looseRelease from restraint
- kick to the curbReject someone abruptly
- break freeEscape from confinement
- quitCease doing something
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