If you want to live a long life, you'd better change your ways!
a former racist who has changed her ways
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He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he's completely changed his ways.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
change your ways — change (your) ways to improve your behavior. If he wants to continue living here, he s going to have to change his ways … New idioms dictionary
change your ways — change/mend (your) ways to improve the way in which you behave. If he wants to carry on living here, he s going to have to change his ways … New idioms dictionary
mend your ways — change/mend (your) ways to improve the way in which you behave. If he wants to carry on living here, he s going to have to change his ways … New idioms dictionary
mend your ways — phrase to improve your behaviour after you have been behaving badly for a long time She let him stay because he promised to mend his ways. Thesaurus: to become bettersynonym Main entry: mend * * * mend your ways : to change or improve your… … Useful english dictionary
mend your ways — mend (your) ways See at: change ways … New idioms dictionary
see the error of your ways — humorous phrase to realize that you are wrong in what you have done or believed Thesaurus: to change your opinion, attitudes or behavioursynonym Main entry: error * * * see, realize, etc. the ˌerror of your ˈways … Useful english dictionary
change ways — change (your) ways to improve your behavior. If he wants to continue living here, he s going to have to change his ways … New idioms dictionary
realize the error of your ways — see, realize, etc. the ˌerror of your ˈways idiom (formal humorous) to realize or admit that you have done sth wrong and decide to change your behaviour Main entry: ↑erroridiom … Useful english dictionary
(be) set in your ways — be ˌset in your ˈways idiom to have habits or opinions that you have had for a long time and that you do not want to change Main entry: ↑wayidiom … Useful english dictionary
change ways — change/mend (your) ways to improve the way in which you behave. If he wants to carry on living here, he s going to have to change his ways … New idioms dictionary
