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  1. in your blood. used for describing something that is a very important part of you and seems natural to you, for example because it is traditional in your family or culture. Trilok has music in his blood. `I was born into a family of musicians.'. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary.

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  2. in your blood. COMMON If something is in your blood, it is a very important part of you and seems natural to you, for example because it is traditional in your family or culture. Trilok has music in his blood. `I was born into a family of musicians.'. The sea was in his blood — his father had been a marine. See also: blood.

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  4. Meaning: A trait or liking that is deeply ingrained in someone's personality and unlikely to change is in their blood. A similar idiom is 'in his DNA.'. Country: International English | Subject Area: Body and bodily functions | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used. Contributor: Judy Gillispie.

  5. To be innate, as of a skill or quality. All of my relatives are doctors—medical prowess is just in our blood. She knows how to play. Music is in her blood. That type of passion can't be taught—it's just in your blood.

  6. be in the/someone's blood. idiom. Add to word list. If an ability or skill is in someone's blood, they have it naturally, usually because it already exists in their family: His father and grandmother were painters too, so it's obviously in the blood. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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