man kan inte lära gamla hundar sitta

Swedish

Etymology

Literally: "one can't teach old dogs to sit".

Proverb

man kan inte lära gamla hundar sitta

  1. you can't teach an old dog new tricks

Usage notes

Sometimes the expression "det är svårt att lära gamla hundar sitta" (it's difficult to teach old dogs to sit) is used instead.

References

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