- set\ in\ one's\ ways
- adj. phr.Stubborn; opinionated; unchangeable.
My grandfather is so old and set in his ways that he'll eat nothing new.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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