Things have a nasty 'habit of not turning out' the way you expect them to. [=things often do not turn out the way you expect them to]
He reached into his pocket for his keys 'by/from force of habit'. [=he did it without thinking because it is what he usually does]
I'm 'not in the habit of' making predictions, but I don't think there's much doubt about who will win this election.
(..) environment is supposed to be better but... you know what they say. Old habits-- they die hard. An executive running Linux with-- Yeah, I know what you're thinking. I'm an executive. I mean... why am I even running Linux? Again--old habits. It's gonna be fun working with you. I should join the rest of the group. Bon soir, Elliot. (..)2015 TvShow: Mr. Robot Title: eps1.0_hellofriend.mov Season: 1 Episode 1