"you can take the monkey out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the monkey" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

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  1. (ethnic slur, offensive) Black people, in the view of racists, behave badly regardless of their whereabouts or socialization. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur Related terms: you can take the person out of the place, but you can't take the place out of the person
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