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Today's Idiom = "You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks"

You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks ( once you have old habits, it is hard to learn new things ... )

"you can't teach an old dog new tricks"

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" (proverb) says that learning to do new things ("tricks") is difficult because it is hard to forget the old way. Example: "I have been trying to teach my dad to use the computer, but he is never going to get it." Reply: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks."

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