a leopard does not change its spots

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Phrase. [C2]

Examples

“My sother has been loved and respected since the day she was born. It is easy to see ⟳ why she found it so damnably difficult to risk ⟳ losing her mother's love ⟳. It is easy to see ⟳ also why I knew she would not lose ⟳ her mother's love ⟳. A leopard doesn't change ⟳ its spots. If her mother was indeed the woman she had always been, then she would act accordingly no matter ⟳ what.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on a lie has no legs a little bird told me a little knowledge is a dangerous thing a little learning is a dangerous thing a little of something goes a long way

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