снова взяться за старое(Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart is up to his old habits: parading petty grievances around like serious issues. This habit is long past being tiresome and is completely unbefitting someone who held top job in our country’s third largest city. (nationalpost.com)ART Vancouver)
старые привычки трудно изменить(Joan retired last year, but she still gets up as early as she used to when she had to go to work. Old habits die hard. Val_Ships)