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what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh

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  • what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh — ► what s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh (or blood) proverb a person s behaviour or characteristics are determined by their heredity. Main Entry: ↑bone …   English terms dictionary

  • what’s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh — Lifelong habits or inherited characteristics cannot be concealed (cf. blood will tell). The form and emphasis of the proverb have been altered in recent years by the omission of a negative. Cf. medieval L. osse radicatum raro de carne recedit,… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh — I what s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh (or blood) proverb a person s behavior or characteristics are determined by heredity II what s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh (or blood) see bone …   Useful english dictionary

  • what's bred in the bone will come out in the blood — ► what s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh (or blood) proverb a person s behaviour or characteristics are determined by their heredity. Main Entry: ↑bone …   English terms dictionary

  • bred-in-the-bone — /bred n dheuh bohn /, adj. 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. [from the… …   Universalium

  • bred-in-the-bone — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : very deeply inculcated : made in essential of an overall character his bred in the bone honesty the bred in the bone frugality of the peasantry 2. : marked by a quality, trait, or belief that is inveterate, deep …   Useful english dictionary

  • bone — ► NOUN 1) any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2) the hard material of which bones consist. 3) a thing resembling a bone, such as a strip of stiffening for an undergarment. ► VERB 1) remove the bones… …   English terms dictionary

  • bone — see what’s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh you buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone hard words break no bones the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • flesh — see what’s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom —   Author(s) Tobias Smollett Country Engl …   Wikipedia

  • Characters in the Deltora Quest series — The Deltora series features a wide line of characters, both important and minor. The series also features many different monsters and creatures that appeared in all of the many different books. This article is a list of the many different… …   Wikipedia

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