Be/run in your blood

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verb phrase

To be a natural part of your character because you were born with it, often because your family has always had it.

Music runs in her blood, she comes from a very musical family.
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Often appears as...

  • music runs in his blood
  • entrepreneurship runs in her blood

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Idiomatic

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Inherited Traits

This phrase often refers to talents or characteristics passed down through family generations.

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His grandfather was a poet, and it seems that poetic talent runs in his blood.
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Not Literal

The phrase is metaphorical and doesn’t involve actual blood, but the innate or inherited aspect of someone's character or abilities.

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Even though no one taught her, cooking just runs in her blood.
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Idiomatic Usage

Used to emphasize that a skill seems natural, not necessarily that a person trained to become skilled.

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He makes stunning furniture, and craftsmanship definitely runs in his blood.
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