Not exact matches
Here, we have this
nasty habit of assuming people are interested in the complicated and messy
real facts.
The
real world has a
nasty habit of intruding on our attempts to paint a pretty picture of it, and this is one oil painting that doesn't look good to anyone.
It is not merely a
nasty habit, which we see as vile and disgusting; in most cases it causes no
real problems.