bred-in-the-bone
骨中之骨,骨肉相连,骨中之宝,骨肉相融
Definitions
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- : 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.
Examples
France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
I saw this girl, eight or nine years old, all benumbed and nothing but skin and bone.
The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.