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.
See also: set, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Valerianvə-LIR-ee-ən (English)History, Russian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Romanian
LuciferLOO-si-fər (English)Judeo-Christian Legend
Uinseann-Irish
Calixte-French
Sila-Turkish
Ekua-Western African, Akan