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- set in (one's) ways
set in (one's) ways
set in (one's) ways
Inflexible; unwilling to change. Grandma will never retire—she's been a teacher for 50 years and is totally set in her ways. You'll never convince him to change, he's too set in his ways now.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Antonette | | an-tə-NET | English |
| Enkhtuya | | - | Mongolian |
| Sorcha | | SAWR-ə-khə (Irish), SAWR-khə (Irish) | Irish, Scottish |
| Fiona | | [fi'əunə] | |
| Jere | | YE-re (Finnish), JER-ee (English) | Finnish, English |
| CÉSaire | | - | French |