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You can't teach an old dog new tricks

  1. People who have long been used to doing things in a particular way will not abandon their habits. ( Compare It's never too late to mend .)


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They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

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“Another driver in the series told me, ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,’ and that’s kind of been his reputation his whole career in Europe,” Rahal said.

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“As another driver in the series told me, ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,’ and he’s had this reputation his whole career in Europe and we’re learning his reputation quickly here,” Rahal said.

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You might save yourself some unpleasantness if you keep in mind the old maxim that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

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The old adage that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks doesn’t apply in Wilfert’s case.

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