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
Batya-Hebrew
ÅGot-Norwegian
Sally['sæli]
Flaviu-Romanian
JÉRÔMezhe-ROMFrench
Jamesina-Scottish