You can’t teach an old dog new tricks Home The Lexicon You can’t teach an old dog new tricks Thumbnail Phrase or WordYou can’t teach an old dog new tricksDefinitionIt’s difficult to make someone change long-established habits.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryCaninesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemDon’t waste time beating a dead dog Next itemA barking dog rarely/never bites
