Meaning You cannot change your innate self.
Usage Widespread but rather formal form of expression. Not widely used by the young.
Example
- He was a bully at school and he’s a bully now - a leopard can’t change its spots.
Pronunciation
Idiom
A leopard cant change his spots
What does "A leopard cant change his spots" mean?
You cannot change your innate self.
A leopard can’t change his spots
Biblical.