breed in the bone
breed in the bone · breeds in the bone · bred in the bone · breeding in the bone
To establish or ingrain firmly within someone's natureTo establish or ingrain firmly within someone's nature.
» What's bred in the bone comes out in the flesh.
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1 senses(idiomatic, usually)To establish or ingrain firmly within someone's nature.
Examples
2 sentencesWhat's bred in the bone comes out in the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will come out in the blood.
Forms
breeds in the bone, breeding in the bone, bred in the bone, bred in the bone| Base form | breed in the bone · to breed in the bone |
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| 3rd person singular | breeds in the bone |
| Present participle | breeding in the bone |
| Past simple | bred in the bone |
| Past participle | bred in the bone |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbred-in-the-bone
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.