a leopard cannot change its spots »
One cannot change one's own nature.1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II Act i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.
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at a pinch »
By the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..
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bag of bones »
A skinny, malnourished person.
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beauty is only skin deep »
What matters is a person's character, rather than his/her appearance.
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by the skin of one's teeth »
Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.
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close shave »
A shave that is very short or near the skin.
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find out »
To discover, as by asking or exploring.
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give some skin »
To greet or congratulate someone by slapping his or her palm; see slap me five.
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go away »
Command asking someone to leave them alone.
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hot desking »
The working practice of sharing desks or workstations between workers, as a means of saving space and resources.
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make someone's skin crawl »
To disturb or bother; to frighten or disgust.
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no skin off one's back »
No harm to one.
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no skin off one's nose »
No harm to one.
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pachyderm »
A member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
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pachyderm »
Someone with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.
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