亚洲网紅露点

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bred-in-the-bone

[ bred-n-thuh-bohn ]

adjective

  1. firmly instilled or established as if by heredity:

    the bred-in-the-bone integrity of the school's headmaster.

  2. deeply committed or resolved; unwavering:

    a bred-in-the-bone believer in civil rights.



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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bred-in-the-bone1

First recorded in 1450鈥1500; late Middle English; from the proverb 鈥淲hat is bred in the bone will not come out of the flesh,鈥 first recorded in England (in Latin ) circa 1290, and widespread in various versions
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Liebling, and its power came from a bred-in-the-bone love of what we eat and how we eat it.

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Leaders such as Nataki Garrett, who became Oregon Shakespeare鈥檚 sixth artistic director in 2019, talk about the bred-in-the-bone white assumption of superiority as a 鈥渃onstruct鈥 on which the culture is based.

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鈥淎n actor whose presence is always welcome, Ruffalo is splendid at projecting the unusual combination of bred-in-the-bone idealism with mulish stubbornness that made it impossible for Bilott to walk away .鈥 Seeing 鈥楧ark Waters鈥 makes you wonder not why more people don鈥檛 call corporations to account, but why anyone does.

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An actor whose presence is always welcome, Ruffalo is splendid at projecting the unusual combination of bred-in-the-bone idealism with mulish stubbornness that made it impossible for Bilott to walk away.

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Her bred-in-the-bone positivity has left its mark on her son.

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