you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
- you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
1530 J. FITZHERBERT Husbandry (ed. 2) G1v The dogge must lerne it when he is a whelpe, or els it wyl not be; for it is harde to make an olde dogge to stoupe.
1636 W. CAMDEN Remains concerning Britain (ed. 5) 300 It is hard to teach an old dog trickes.
1672 W. WALKER English & Latin Proverbs 46 An old dog will learn no new tricks.
1806 J. RANDOLPH Letter 15 Feb. (1834)14 There is an old proverb, ‘You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.’
1987 J. HIGGINS Little Death Music V. He’s listening to records with Vance. Downright rude, if you ask me, but you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
2002 Times 18 May 5 If ever there was a teacher who gave the lie to the proverb about old dogs and new tricks it is 89-year-old Donald Turner, whose classes on subjects as wide-ranging as line dancing and geography have left pupils asking for more.
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you can't teach an old dog new tricks — you can’t teach an old dog new tricks informal phrase used for saying that it is very difficult to make someone do something in a new way when they have been doing it their own way for a long time Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym… … Useful english dictionary
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — ► you can t teach an old dog new tricks proverb you cannot make people change their ways. Main Entry: ↑dog … English terms dictionary
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — old dogs and old people do not like to change or learn, die hard Our senior employees don t like computer training you can t teach an old dog new tricks … English idioms
(you can't) teach an old dog new tricks — (you can t) teach an old dog new ˈtricks idiom (saying) (you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc, when they have had them for a long time Main entry: ↑teachidiom … Useful english dictionary
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — It is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time … The small dictionary of idiomes
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — It is very hard or almost impossible to train an older person to acquire some new skill. A proverb. * /You ll never teach your grandfather how to do his income tax on a personal computer. You can t teach an old dog new tricks./ … Dictionary of American idioms
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — It is very hard or almost impossible to train an older person to acquire some new skill. A proverb. * /You ll never teach your grandfather how to do his income tax on a personal computer. You can t teach an old dog new tricks./ … Dictionary of American idioms
you\ can't\ teach\ an\ old\ dog\ new\ tricks — proverb It is very hard or almost impossible to train an older person to acquire some new skill. You ll never teach your grandfather how to do his income tax on a personal computer. You can t teach an old dog new tricks … Словарь американских идиом
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. — something that you say which means it is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time. You re never going to teach your father at the age of 79 to use a computer. You can t… … New idioms dictionary
(you can't) teach an old dog new tricks — This expression means that someone who is used to doing things in a certain way will find it difficult to change their habits. Your grandfather will never use a smart phone. You can t teach an old dog new tricks! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
