in the/somebody's blood/genes

in the blood

Innate, as of a skill or quality. That type of passion can't be taught—it's in the blood. All of my relatives are doctors—the ability to heal is just in the blood. She knows how to play. For her, music is in the blood.

See also: blood

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in the blood

 and in one's blood

Fig. built into one's personality or character. John's a great runner. It's in his blood. The whole family is very athletic. It's in the blood.

See also: blood

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

in the/somebody’s ˈblood/ˈgenes

part of somebody’s nature and shared by other members of their family: Both his father and his mother were writers, so literature runs in his blood.

See also: blood, gene

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