English Dictionary

bred-in-the-bone

adj

(idiomatic, of a habit, trait, belief, etc.) Firmly established or instilled; deep-seated. / (idiomatic, of a person) Inveterate or habitual; long-standing.

Her talent for music is bred-in-the-bone.

意味（1）

(idiomatic, of a habit, trait, belief, etc.) Firmly established or instilled; deep-seated.

They had the kind of bred-in-the-bone manners that were unobtrusively the same for one and all.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, of a person) Inveterate or habitual; long-standing.

Antrim, bred-in-the-bone Republican conservative, has a proud patriotic tradition.