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What does “a creature of habit” mean?
Meaning, example sentences and a quick practice question.
B2
Someone who likes to do the same things in the same way
“I'm a creature of habit: same routine every day.”
Say it smoothly: “a-cree-cher-uv-habit”
From the B2 lesson Creature of Habit (habit idioms).
C1
Someone who prefers to do the same things in the same way each time
“I'm a creature of habit: same breakfast every single day.”
From the C1 lesson Creature of Habit (habit idioms).
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What does “a creature of habit” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“a creature of habit” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, three exercises, speaking tasks and an answer key, in Everyday English Chunks B2 Pack 4 (Communication, Decisions and Habits) and Everyday English Chunks C1 Pack 4 (Communication, Decisions and Habits).
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