“you cannot teach an old dog new tricks”的英语定义和含义

you cannot teach an old dog new tricks

used to imply that older people are less adaptable to change and new ideas than younger people, as it is difficult or impossible to change someone's old behaviors or habits

Proverb

例子

I wish my boss would be more open to new ideas, but he's been doing things the same way for years. You know what they say, you can not teach an old dog new tricks.

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附近的词

you cannot take it with you when you die

you cannot shift an old tree without it dying

you cannot serve two masters

you cannot serve god and mammon

you cannot put new wine in old bottles

you catch more flies with honey than vinegar

you do not fatten a pig by weighing it

you do not get something for nothing

you don't say

you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

“you cannot teach an old dog new tricks”的英语定义和含义

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