Idioms about changes and technology

Idioms about changes and technology

1) A leopard can't change its spots - something that you say which means that a person's character, especially if it is bad, will not change, even if they pretend it has.

After our breakup, he came crawling back, trying to convince me that he'd changed, but I know that a leopard can't change its spots.

2) All mod cons - amenities and appliances characteristic of a well-equipped modern house that contribute to an easier and more comfortable way of life.

The houses are fully furnished and equipped with all mod cons, down to crockery and cutlery.

3) Break the mould - to do something differently, after it has been done in the same way for a long time.

She broke the mould by insisting on becoming a doctor instead of a nurse.

4) Change one's tune - to reverse one's views or behavior, to switch sides.

When she realized she was talking to the bank president, she quickly changed her tune.

5) Have a change of heart - to change one's attitude or decision, usually from a negative to a positive position.

I had a change of heart at the last minute and gave the beggar some money.

6) Know something inside out - to be extremely well conversant with something; be an expert in; have thorough knowledge of something.

I studied and studied for my driver's test until I knew the rules inside out.

7) Reinvent the wheel - to waste time trying to develop something that you think isoriginal when in fact it has already been done before.

Why reinvent the wheel when there are drugs already on the market that are effective?

8) Stick to one's guns - to hold fast to a statement, opinion, or course of action.

The witness stuck to her guns about the exact time she was there.

9) The tools of the trade - the things that you need to use in order to do a job.

For the modern sales executive, a car phone is one of the tools of the trade.

10) Turn over a new leaf - to begin again; to start behaving in a better way.

Apparently he's turned over a new leaf and he's not drinking any more.