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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I'm trying to break my son [of/ out of] his bad habits.

I'm trying to break my son of his bad habits.

I'd like to if I can replace "of" with "out of."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

No. You might break someone of a habit. You might break someone out of jail.

  • No.
  • You might break someone of a habit.
  • You might break someone out of jail.
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No. You might break someone of a habit. You might break someone out of jail.
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Thank you, khoff, for your very helpful answer.Emotion: smile

1. I broke my son of his bad habits.
2. I purged my son of

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