Perder la costumbre

To lose the habit / To get out of the habit

Word Combinations

Notes & Usage:

Describes no longer doing something you used to do regularly. The opposite is coger la costumbre or acostumbrarse.

He perdido la costumbre de leer antes de dormir.

I've lost the habit of reading before bed.

Cuando dejas de practicar, pierdes la costumbre rápido.

When you stop practising, you lose the habit quickly.

—¿Ya no lo haces? —No, perdí la costumbre.

—Don't you do it any more? —No, I got out of the habit.

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