set in one's ways

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set in one's ways

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idiomatic Driven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences. He's as set in his ways now as a little old man.
Similar: groovy, headstrong, inflexible

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@misc{set_in_one_s_ways_2026,
  title = {set in one's ways},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20in%20one's%20ways},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}