zvyk je železná košeľa

Slovak

Etymology

Literally, “habit is a iron shirt”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zviɡ je ʒeʎeznaː kɔʃeʎa/, (high register) [ˈzʋiɡ je ˈʒeʎeznaː ˈkɔʃeʎa], (common) [ˈzʋiɡ je ˈʒeleznaː ˈkɔʃela]
  • Rhymes: -eʎa
  • Hyphenation: zvyk je že‧lez‧ná ko‧še‧ľa

Proverb

zvyk je železná košeľa

  1. (idiomatic) you can't teach an old dog new tricks, old habits die hard
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