bred-in-the-bone

bred-in-the-bone

(brĕd′n-thə-bōn′)adj.1. Deeply instilled; firmly established: bred-in-the-bone loyalty.2. Persistent; habitual: a bred-in-the-bone liberal.

bred-in-the-bone

(ˈbrɛd n ðəˈboʊn)

adj. 1. firmly instilled: bred-in-the-bone integrity. 2. inveterate: a bred-in-the-bone socialist.