fall into a custom
verb
Roget 82:
conform to,
conform to rule;
accommodate oneself to,
adapt oneself to;
rub off corners.
be regular
etc.
adj.;
move in a groove;
follow observe the rules,
go by the rules,
bend to the rules,
obey the rules,
obey the precedents;
comply with,
tally with,
chime in with,
fall in with;
be guided by,
be regulated by;
fall into a custom,
fall into a usage;
follow the fashion,
follow the crowd,
follow the multitude;
pass muster,
do as others do,
hurler avec les loups [Fr.];
stand on ceremony;
when in Rome do as the Romans do;
go with the stream,
go with the flow,
swim with the stream,
swim with the current,
swim with the tide,
blow with the wind;
stick to the beaten track
etc.
(habit)
613;
keep one in countenance.
exemplify,
illustrate,
cite,
quote,
quote precedent,
quote authority,
appeal to authority,
put a case;
produce an instance
etc.
n.;
elucidate,
explain.
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Roget 613:
be wont
etc.
adj..
fall into a rut,
fall into a custom
etc.
(conform to)
82;
tread the beaten track,
follow the beaten track,
tread the beaten path,
follow the beaten;
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.];
move in a rut,
run on in a groove,
go round like a horse in a mill,
go on in the old jog trot way.
habituate,
inure,
harden,
season,
caseharden;
accustom,
familiarize;
naturalize,
acclimatize;
keep one's hand in;
train
etc.
(educate)
537.
get into the way,
get into the knack of;
learn
etc.
539;
cling to,
adhere to;
repeat
etc.
104;
acquire a habit,
contract a habit,
fall into a habit,
acquire a trick,
contract a trick,
fall into a trick;
addict oneself to,
take to,
get into.
be habitual
etc.
adj.;
prevail;
come into use,
become a habit,
take root;
gain upon one,
grow upon one.
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