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What does 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks' mean?
It's difficult or impossible to change someone's habits or characteristics, especially if they are older or set in their ways.
What is the origion of 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks'?
This proverb suggests that it is hard to teach someone new ways of doing things if they have been used to doing them a certain way for a long time. The earliest example of it in print is in John Fitzherbert's 'The Boke of Husbandry' from 1534, and made popular by John Heywood in 1546
Emoji meanings
- represents 'can't' represents 'teach' represents 'old dog'
symbolizing age or long-standing habits
represents 'new tricks'symbolizing learning or adopting new skills or behaviors
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