nasty habit

This page is about the collocation nasty habit

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

a bad or unpleasant tendency

For example

  • Ben has a nasty habit of drinking too much and getting into fights.

  • Leaders have always had a nasty habit of becoming corrupt after getting a lot of power.

Quick Quiz

Banks have a nasty habit of

a. lending money to their customers

b. overcharging their customers

c. paying interest to their customers
a) lending money to their customers b) overcharging their customers c) paying interest to their customers

Contributor: Matt Errey