词汇 | Why break the habit of a lifetime? |
释义 | Idiom Why break the habit of a lifetime? British & Australian, humorous something that you say which means that you do not believe that someone will stop doing something bad that they have done all their lives.'I must stop writing my essays the night before the deadline.' 'Why break the habit of a lifetime?' Why break the habit of a lifetime?A rhetorical question expressing doubt that someone will change their bad habit. Typically said after that person has announced their intention to stop such a habit. A: "That's it. That's my last cigarette." B: "Why break the habit of a lifetime?" |
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