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  What it means

  The older someone gets, the more stubborn and set in their ways they become. Old habits and attitudes harden with age.

  English equivalent

  You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

  Vocabulary

  • kot — cat
  • ogon — tail
  • twardy — hard, stiff, stubborn

  Grammar note

  'Im… tym…' comparative correlative. 'Starszy' and 'twardszy' are comparative adjectives.

  Cultural context

  Uses the image of a cat's tail stiffening with age as a metaphor for human stubbornness.

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