Meaning of 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks'
What does the saying 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks' mean?
Idiom: You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Meaning:
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
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