set in one's ways
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Meaning · English
Unwilling to change habits or opinions
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
không sẵn sàng thay đổi thói quen hoặc quan điểm
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: fixed in one's methods
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
He's set in his ways and refuses to try new things
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “set in one's ways” mean?
Unwilling to change habits or opinions Literally: fixed in one's methods
Is “set in one's ways” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.