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Phrase(s): used to do something
to have done something [customarily] in the past. • We used to go swimming in the lake before it became polluted. • I used to eat nuts, but then I became allergic to them., Phrase(s): *used to someone or something
Fig. accustomed to someone or something; familiar and comfortable with someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; get ~.) • I am used to eating better food than this. • I am used to the doctor I have and I don’t want to change.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Accustomed or habituated to. This expression is often put as be or get used to, as in I'm not used to driving a manual-shift car, or She can't get used to calling him Dad. [Early 1500s] 2. Formerly. This sense is used with a following verb to indicate a past state, as in I used to ride my bicycle to the post office, or This used to be the best restaurant in town. [Late 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms