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
Grimhilt-Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology
Reba['ri:bə]
MirtheMIR-təDutch
PhyllidaFIL-i-dəEnglish (Rare)
Piripi-Maori
Belindabə-LIN-dəEnglish