you can't teach an old dog new tricks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-you can't teach an old dog new tricks.wav

A form of (obsolete) “An old dog will learn no tricks”.

it's never too late to mend you're never too old to learn

a leopard cannot change his spots old habits die hard there's life in the old dog yet you can't put an old head on young shoulders

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