change one's spots

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the proverb a leopard cannot change its spots.

Verb[edit]

change one's spots (third-person singular simple present changes one's spots, present participle changing one's spots, simple past and past participle changed one's spots)

  1. To change one's basic nature.

Hyponyms[edit]

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