drop like a bad habit

verb

To cease contact or a relationship with someone as quickly as possible.

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drop like a hot potato
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Meanings

verbdrop like a bad habit (third-person singular simple present drops like a bad habit, present participle dropping like a bad habit, simple past and past participle dropped like a bad habit)

present singular third person drops like a bad habit · participle present dropping like a bad habit · participle past dropped like a bad habit · past dropped like a bad habit

  1. informaltransitivesimileTo cease contact or a relationship with someone as quickly as possible.

    Synonyms: drop like a hot potato

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cease contact or a relationship with someone as quickly as possible.

Similar
drop like a hot potato
Also see
drop like a hot potato

Translations

Dutch als een baksteen laten vallen
  • als een baksteen laten vallenTranslations
Finnish hylätä äkkiä
  • hylätä äkkiäTranslations
French laisser tomber comme une vieille chaussette, jeter comme une vieille chaussette
  • laisser tomber comme une vieille chaussetteTranslations
  • jeter comme une vieille chaussetteTranslations
Polish porzucać bez wahania, porzucić bez wahania
  • porzucać bez wahaniaTranslations
  • porzucić bez wahaniaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

drop like a bad habit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20like%20a%20bad%20habit

MLA

“drop like a bad habit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20like%20a%20bad%20habit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop like a bad habit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20like%20a%20bad%20habit.

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