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People love talking about their habits: the ones they're trying to start, the ones they're trying to stop, and how badly it's going. These conversations are friendly and a little self-deprecating. Nobody wants a lecture, and nobody gives one; they share their own attempts and laugh about the failures.

The phrasal verbs do the heavy lifting: cut down on, give up, take up, stick to. Notice too how often people use the present continuous for goals: "I'm trying to walk more." It frames the habit as something in progress, which is more honest, and more modest, than "I walk more."

Phrases

start doing something regularly

stop doing something you do without thinking

do or have less of something

stop doing something completely

start a new activity or hobby

exercise, usually at a gym

continue with a plan

stop following a plan you set yourself

return to a plan after a break

the things you do regularly, in the same order

helpful to your health, in everyday talk

have something nice as a reward

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Practice · 3 min

Say one natural line for each situation.

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Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.