old habits die hard

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• old habits die hard — spoken phrase used for saying that it is difficult to change a way of behaving that someone has had for many years Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym Main entry: habit * * * old ˌhabits, ˌtraditions, etc. die ˈhard idiom …   Useful english dictionary

• Old Habits Die Hard — For the unrelated song of the same name by Quiet Riot, see Rehab (Quiet Riot album). Old Habits Die Hard is a song from the 2004 movie Alfie, with music by David Stewart and lyrics by Mick Jagger, and performed by Mick Jagger. It won the 2005… …   Wikipedia

• old habits die hard — 1758 B. FRANKLIN in London Chronicle 26–28 Dec. 632 I hear the reader say, Habits are hard to break, and those..accustomed to idleness or extravagance do not easily change their manners. 1792 J. BELKNAP Foresters ix. Old habits are not easily… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• old habits die hard — spoken used for saying that it is difficult to change a way of behaving that someone has had for many years …   English dictionary

• old traditions die hard — old ˌhabits, ˌtraditions, etc. die ˈhard idiom used to say that things change very slowly Main entry: ↑dieidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• die hard — verb continue to exist These stories die hard The legend of Elvis endures • Syn: ↑prevail, ↑persist, ↑run, ↑endure • Derivationally related forms: ↑diehard, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• die hard — n. one strongly opposed to change, one who resists to the very end v. cease slowly after a struggle (e.g., I have a hard time to quit smoking. You know, old habits die hard ); persist, continue to exist (e.g., the legend of Elvis die hard ) …   English contemporary dictionary

• die hard — if a habit, custom, or belief, dies hard, it takes a long time to change or end it. After a successful 30 year career, he no longer has any need to work but old habits die hard. (usually in present tenses) These ancient traditions die hard in the …   New idioms dictionary

• die hard — change very slowly: old habits die hard. → die …   English new terms dictionary

• die — [[t]da͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ dies, dying, died 1) VERB: no passive When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living. A year later my dog died... [V of/from n] Sadly, both he and my mother died of cancer... [ …   English dictionary

• old — see old habits die hard you cannot put an old head on young shoulders old sins cast long shadows old soldiers never die better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s slave you cannot catch old birds with chaff …   Proverbs new dictionary