Although the most basic meaning of бросать/бросить is “to throw,” the word also can mean “to quit (doing something).” The thing you quit doing is expressed with an infinitive phrase.
| Если ты не бросишь пить, я за тебя не выйду замуж. |
If you don't stop drinking, I won't marry you. |
| Два месяца назад случилось чудо — я бросила курить. (source) |
Two months ago a miracle happened: I stopped smoking. |
| Пугачёва бросила курить. Пока ей это удаётся, но не столько благодаря силе воли, сколько пари, заключённому с Галкиным. (source) |
Pugachova has quit smoking. So far it's working for her, though not so much due to her strength of will as to a bet she made with Galkin. |
| Tрамваями я бросил пользоваться после того, как их средняя скорость снизилась до пятнадцати километров в час. (source) |
I stopped using the streetcars after their average speed went down to fifteen kilometers per hour. |
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