breed in the bone

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breed in the bone

verb breeds in the bone · breeding in the bone · bred in the bone

  1. idiomatic, usually, of a habit To establish or ingrain firmly within someone's nature. "And for thy ill tongue, and worse practices, his lordship knows they are bred in the bone of thee."

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@misc{breed_in_the_bone_2026,
  title = {breed in the bone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breed%20in%20the%20bone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}