- a leopard can't change his spots
- ► a leopard can't change his spots proverb people can't change their basic nature.Main Entry: ↑leopard
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a leopard can't change his spots — proverb people can t change their basic nature … Useful english dictionary
the leopard does not change his spots — With allusion to JEREMIAH xiii. 23 (AV) Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? A L. equivalent to this proverb is lupus pilum mutat, non mentem, the wolf changes his coat, not his nature. 1546 J. BALE First Examination of… … Proverbs new dictionary
leopard — ► NOUN 1) (fem. leopardess) a large solitary cat that has a fawn or brown coat with black spots, found in the forests of Africa and southern Asia. 2) (before another noun ) spotted like a leopard. ● a leopard can t change his spots Cf. ↑a leopard … English terms dictionary
change your spots — Meaning Origin From the Bible. Jeremiah 13:23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil … Meaning and origin of phrases
a leopard cannot change its spots — Meaning The notion that things cannot change their inate nature. Origin From the Bible. Jeremiah 13:23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil … Meaning and origin of phrases
change — vb Change, alter, vary, modify (and their corresponding nouns change, alteration, variation, modification) are comparable when denoting to make or become different (or when denoting a difference effected). Change and alter are sometimes… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Leopard — Taxobox name = LeopardMSW3|id=14000250] fossil range = Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene to Recent status = NT status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2008|assessors=Breitenmoser, U., Breitenmoser Wursten, C., Henschel, P. Hunter,… … Wikipedia
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Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
