to the manner born

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(as) to the manner born (slightly formal)

if you behave to the manner born, you behave confidently, as if a particular situation is usual and familiar for you Although he never lost his lower-class accent, he lived the life of a rich and successful businessman as to the manner born.

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Gliddon- and you, Silk -- who have travelled and resided in Egypt until one might imagine you to the manner born -- you, I say who have been so much among us that you speak Egyptian fully as well, I think, as you write your mother tongue -- you, whom I have always been led to regard as the firm friend of the mummies -- I really did anticipate more gentlemanly conduct from you. Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context Billy stepped gingerly behind, and though it never entered his mind to ape to the manner born, he succeeded in escaping conspicuous awkwardness, even at the table where he and Saxon had the unique experience of being waited on in a private house by a servant. The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context			to liking to make a long story short to my mind to no avail to put it another way to put it mildly to put too fine a point on it to say nothing of to say the least to shout about to some extent to speak of to that effect to the best of ability to the bitter end to the bone to the contrary to the core to the ends of the earth to the fore to the four winds to the gunwales to the hilt to the last to the letter to the manner born to the max to the nth degree to the point to the tune of To the victors belong the spoils to top it all to way of thinking to whom it may concern to wit toad toady toady to toast today Today here, tomorrow the world toddle toddle along toddle away toe toe the line toe the mark toffee toffee-nosed together together with			to the four winds to the four winds to the four winds to the full to the gills to the gills to the gills to the gills to the good to the good to the good to the gunnels to the gunnels to the gunwales to the highest degree to the hilt to the hilt To the last To the last To the left To the left to the letter to the letter to the letter to the letter to the letter To the life to the limit To The Limit - To The Top to the lowest degree to the manner born to the max to the max To the Moderator To the Moon To the Moon Alice to the nines to the nines to the nth degree to the point to the point to the point to the point to the point to the point to the point To the Point Software, Inc. to the purpose To the Queen To the question to the recruiter to the same degree to the south to the teeth to the teeth to the teeth to the teeth to the time when To the Top To the Top of the World to the tune of

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