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Meaning of a leopard does not change its spots | Babel Free

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.

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