by force of habit
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used to refer to the act of doing something without thinking about it because one has been doing it for a long time and it has become a habit
Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
Even after retirement, he would wake up early by force of habit, just as he did when he was working.
She reached for her phone from force of habit, even though she had decided to take a break from constant screen time.
