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you cannot teach an old dog new tricks
Definition: it usually is difficult for people to abandon their habits that they are used to
Usage: Denver is always late at his new place of employment, because he is used to waking up late when he is still unemployed; after all, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
SEPEDI
Translation: o ka se rute mpša ya kgale malomelo a maswa
Proverb: thutelabogolo e a roba
XITSONGA
Translation: u nge dyondzisi mbyana ya khale maendlelo mantshwa
Proverb: ku endza mukhalabya, jaha a ri endzi
TSHIVENḒA
Translation: u nga si funze mmbwa ya kale maitele maswa
Proverb: mutukana ha endi, hu enda mukalaha