to the manner born
Familiar or adapted as if from birth with a specified custom, behavior, accouterment, etcFamiliar or adapted as if from birth with a specified custom, behavior, accouterment, etc.; naturally suited to it.
» Nobody seems to know where Tom was born.
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1 sensesFamiliar or adapted as if from birth with a specified custom, behavior, accouterment, etc.; naturally suited to it.
Examples
63 sentencesNobody seems to know where Tom was born.
It's better to be born lucky than rich.
Would you happen to know where Tom was born?
Do you happen to know where Tom was born?
Tom didn't want to go back to where he was born.
ruТом не хотел возвращаться на родину. — maz
Origin
Coined by William Shakespeare in 1603 in Hamlet, act 1, scene 4:Coined by William Shakespeare in 1603 in Hamlet, act 1, scene 4:
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