You'll never teach your grandfather how to do his income tax on a personal computer. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — you can’t teach an old dog new tricks informal phrase used for saying that it is very difficult to make someone do something in a new way when they have been doing it their own way for a long time Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym… … Useful english dictionary
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — ► you can t teach an old dog new tricks proverb you cannot make people change their ways. Main Entry: ↑dog … English terms dictionary
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — old dogs and old people do not like to change or learn, die hard Our senior employees don t like computer training you can t teach an old dog new tricks … English idioms
(you can't) teach an old dog new tricks — (you can t) teach an old dog new ˈtricks idiom (saying) (you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc, when they have had them for a long time Main entry: ↑teachidiom … Useful english dictionary
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — It is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time … The small dictionary of idiomes
you can’t teach an old dog new tricks — 1530 J. FITZHERBERT Husbandry (ed. 2) G1v The dogge must lerne it when he is a whelpe, or els it wyl not be; for it is harde to make an olde dogge to stoupe. 1636 W. CAMDEN Remains concerning Britain (ed. 5) 300 It is hard to teach an old dog… … Proverbs new dictionary
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — It is very hard or almost impossible to train an older person to acquire some new skill. A proverb. * /You ll never teach your grandfather how to do his income tax on a personal computer. You can t teach an old dog new tricks./ … Dictionary of American idioms
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — It is very hard or almost impossible to train an older person to acquire some new skill. A proverb. * /You ll never teach your grandfather how to do his income tax on a personal computer. You can t teach an old dog new tricks./ … Dictionary of American idioms
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. — something that you say which means it is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time. You re never going to teach your father at the age of 79 to use a computer. You can t… … New idioms dictionary
(you can't) teach an old dog new tricks — This expression means that someone who is used to doing things in a certain way will find it difficult to change their habits. Your grandfather will never use a smart phone. You can t teach an old dog new tricks! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
