set in one's ways, be



set in one's ways, be

Be inflexible, fixed in one's habits, as in She's too set in her ways to go out and buy a dog. This idiom uses set in the sense of "in a rigid position," a usage dating from about 1300.
See also: set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AdolphAD-ahlf, AY-dahlfEnglish
Noeminaw-E-mee (Italian)Italian, German, Czech, Biblical Latin
Carole['kærəl]
YasminYAZ-min (English)Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Aimiah-ee-mee Japanese
ClemencyKLEM-ənt-seeEnglish (Rare)