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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.

  3. 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.

  4. Oxford English Dictionary. The historical English dictionary. An unsurpassed guide for researchers in any discipline to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world. Find out more about OED. Understanding entries. Glossaries, abbreviations, pronunciation guides, frequency, symbols, and more.

  5. May 25, 2021 · The Oxford English Dictionary provides definitions of approximately 290,500 English words, arranged alphabetically in twenty volumes, with cross-references, etymologies, and pronunciation keys, and includes a bibliography. 1998 reprint

  6. Roger Fowler.’ Rev. ed. of: A dictionary of modern critical terms. Rev. and enl. ed. 1987. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Literature – Terminology. 2. English language – Terms and phrases. 3. Literary form – Terminology. 4. Criticism – Terminology. I. Childs, Peter. II. Fowler, Roger. III. Dictionary of modern critical terms ...

  7. 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.