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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beat a dead horse »
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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bite the bullet »
To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to continue moving forward.
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bone of contention »
Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.
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carry on »
To continue or proceed as before.
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chip in »
To put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.
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draw on »
To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
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fight a losing battle »
To continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.
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get a room »
A jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.
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go all the way »
To continue to the conclusion of a task or project.
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go from strength to strength »
To continue to get stronger[1].
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go on »
To continue; expand upon.
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go through with »
To proceed; to continue.
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go to the mat »
To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.
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hold down »
To continue, to hold and to manage well.
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keep it up »
To maintain or continue a positive streak.
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keep on »
Persist or continue.
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keep on truckin' »
To continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving.
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knock-on effect »
The continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling.
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plug away »
To persist or continue, as with an effort.
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pull one's head in »
To withdraw as a turtle might; to discontinue support of a particular argument.
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run on »
To continue without interruption.
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run on »
To continue talking for a long time.
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screw it »
"I don't care enough to continue"; whatever.
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screw this »
"I don't care enough to continue"; "This is too stressful for me"; whatever.
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set in one's ways »
Driven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences.
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soldier on »
To continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty.
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stay the course »
To persist or continue.
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stick it out »
To persist or continue.
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stick with »
To continue or persist; to stick to.
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take the wind out of someone's sails »
To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue.
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the terrorists will have won »
Phrase used following a description of an activity to indicate that if that activity is not continued or carried out, those who seek to disrupt normal activities through terror will have succeeded, an which is an unacceptable result.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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wear out »
To cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
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wear out »
To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.
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wear out »
To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.
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wear out »
To become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion.
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