twig

as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined

proverb One's actions as an adult are dictated by behaviors learned in childhood. I can't believe she still doesn't listen to other people. I guess it's true that as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.
See also: inclined, tree, twig

hop the twig

1. obsolete To die. The poor man lay in bed for nearly a fortnight, out of his mind with fever and delirium. Finally, in the early hours of Friday, he hopped the twig and passed into a peaceful, eternal sleep.
2. obsolete To leave something or some place very quickly or suddenly. Investigators believe the money lender hopped the twig to America after suspicions about the legality of his business arose.
See also: hop, twig
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.

Prov. A grown person will act the way he or she was taught to act as a child. Alice's parents thought it was cute when she threw tantrums, and you'll notice that she still throws tantrums now that she's grown up. As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined. Don't encourage your son to be so greedy. As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.
See also: inclined, tree, twig
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

hop the twig (or stick)

1 depart suddenly. 2 die. British informal
See also: hop, twig
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • chickens come home to roost
  • chickens come home to roost, one's
  • a good example is the best sermon
  • teach a man to fish
  • a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words
  • actions speak louder than words
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • business before pleasure
  • require
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When the plants went into dormancy and during the assessment in the following year, no symptoms of the disease on the twigs had been detected for the first inoculation test.
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Available and consumed browse density along each of the 4 path types were estimated using twig counts and biomass in both seasons.
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We used equations developed by Waterhouse and others (1991) to estimate the number of Mule Deer/day/hectare that could be supported by twig biomass on the ground that was contributed to our study plots by Red Squirrels.
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VideoEgg launches Twig AdFrames unit
The Springfield Public Library invites readers of Lauren Kessler's "Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family" to talk about the book together.
BRIEFLY
They had just come from the park, and in his free hand he was carrying a twig with a large leaf.
THOUGHT for the DAY
Finnish wireless and GPS technology company Benefon Oyj said on Friday (9 February) that the US company Travel Safety Group has placed an order worth in excess of USD10m for Benefon's TWIG mobile navigation device.
Benefon Oyj wins USD10m order in the US
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