a leopard doesn't change its spots



a leopard doesn't change its spots

One will stay true to one's nature, even if one pretends or claims otherwise. After our breakup, he came crawling back, trying to convince me that he'd changed, but I know that a leopard doesn't change its spots.
See also: change, leopard, spot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vikram-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Reshmi-Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Gamal-Arabic
Pallabi-Bengali
Radoslavrah-dah-SLAHF (Russian)Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Medieval Slavic
GayelordGAY-lordEnglish (Rare)