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
Herodias-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
HyrumHIE-rəmEnglish (Rare)
Stephenson['sti:vnsn]
Nilofer-Indian (Muslim)
PirittaPEE-reet-tahFinnish
Mark[mɑ:k]