take to sth
— phrasal verb with take uk/teɪk/us/teɪk/verb took, taken
to start doing something often:
She was so depressed she took to drink.
[ + -ing verb ] He's taken to staying out very late.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Habitual behaviour
- atavistic
- creature
- creature of habit idiom
- custom
- diet
- disposition
- dog
- force
- kink
- leaning
- penchant
- practice
- predisposition
- proclivity
- programme
- propensity
- take
- wont
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks idiom
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