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单词 bred-in-the-bone
释义

bred-in-the-bone

[ bred-n-thuh-bohn ]
/ ˈbrɛd n ðəˈboʊn /

adjective

firmly instilled or established as if by heredity: the bred-in-the-bone integrity of the school's headmaster.
deeply committed or resolved; unwavering: a bred-in-the-bone believer in civil rights.

Origin of bred-in-the-bone

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English; from the proverb “What is bred in the bone will not come out of the flesh,” first recorded in England (in Latin ) circa 1290, and widespread in various versions

Words nearby bred-in-the-bone

bred, Breda, Breda's disease, brede, bredie, bred-in-the-bone, bredren, bree, breech, breech baby, breech birth
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Example sentences from the Web for bred-in-the-bone

  • Theodore Roosevelt was a thoroughgoing, bred-in-the-bone individualist, but not as the term is ordinarily understood.

    Theodore Roosevelt and His Times|Harold Howland
  • But one can never reckon with real, bred-in-the-bone old-maidism.

    Chronicles of Avonlea|Lucy Maud Montgomery
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