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 moment's notice »
Immediately; instantaneously; without need of warning.
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at hand »
Being at the moment the center of attention or the cause of trouble.
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at the moment »
As atm.
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crack of dawn »
The first moment of daylight; sunrise.
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cut it fine »
To achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.
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date with destiny »
An inevitable future event or encounter, especially one which is likely to be momentous.
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drug on the market »
Something which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.
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eureka moment »
The moment of a sudden unexpected discovery.
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golden opportunity »
Ideal moment to do something.
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in the nick of time »
At the last possible moment; at the last minute.
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jump »
To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
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last trump »
The moment of God's final judgement on Earth.
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leave somebody high and dry »
To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.
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line in the sand »
A defining moment, a cutoff point.
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