YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS

Meaning of YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS in English

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.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

(YOU CAN'T) TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS — ( saying ) (you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they have had them …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English 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. …
Slang English vocab
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. …
Словарь английских идиом
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 …
English Idioms vocab
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 …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
NEW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Yeniçeri New Troop New Goa New England Renaissance New Art New York Zoological Park …
Английский словарь Британика
DOG — I Any member of the canine genus Canis , particularly the domestic species, Canis familiaris . Domestic dogs seem to …
Английский словарь Британика
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEW — I. ˈn(y)ü; in geographical names, before a stressed syllable often _n(y)ə ( as in n(y)əˈyȯ(ə) rk for “New York” ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRICKS — plural of trick present third singular of trick
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEACH — ˈtēch verb ( taught ˈtȯt, usu -ȯd.+V ; taught ; teaching ; teaches ) Etymology: Middle English techen, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEACH — (v. t.) To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
TEACH — ( v. t. ) To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEACH — /teech/ , v. , taught, teaching , n. v.t. 1. to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEW — — newness , n. /nooh, nyooh/ , adj., newer, newest , adv. , n. adj. 1. of recent origin, production, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOG — — dogless , adj. — doglike , adj. /dawg, dog/ , n. , v. , dogged, dogging . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEW — I. ˈnü, chiefly Brit ˈnyü, in place names usually (ˌ)nu̇ or nə or (ˌ)ni adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOG — I. ˈdȯg, ˈdäg noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English docga Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEACH — verb ( taught ˈtȯt ; teach·ing ) Etymology: Middle English techen to show, instruct, from Old English tǣcan; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEACH — vi to give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor. 2. teach ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
OLD
Webster English vocab
NEW — adv newly; recently. 2. new ·superl fresh from anything; newly come. 3. new ·superl not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DOG — noun a mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. 2. dog ·noun a quadruped of the genus canis, ·esp. the domestic dog …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
TEACH — [teach] vb taught ; teach.ing [ME techen to show, instruct, fr. OE taecan; akin to OE tacn sign--more at token] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEW — [new] adj [ME, fr. OE niwe; akin to OHG niuwi new, L novus, Gk neos] (bef. 12c) 1: having existed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-AN
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOG
Britannica English vocabulary
TEACH — teach, Teach BrE AmE tiːtʃ ▷ taught tɔːt tɑːt ▷ teaches ˈtiːtʃ ɪz -əz ▷ teaching/s ˈtiːtʃ ɪŋ/z ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEW — new BrE AmE njuː § nuː AmE nuː njuː — Preference poll, American English: nuː 86%, njuː 14%.—See also phrases …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEACH — / tiːtʃ; NAmE / verb ( taught , taught / tɔːt; NAmE /) 1. to give lessons to students in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEW — / njuː; NAmE nuː/ adjective ( newer , new·est ) NOT EXISTING BEFORE 1. not existing before; recently made, invented, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOG
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEACH — teach S1 W2 /tiːtʃ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle taught /tɔːt $ tɒːt/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEW — new S1 W1 /njuː $ nuː/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ new , ↑ renewable , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOG
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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