born and bred
Born and educated in a single locale or social class. For example, Adam was a Bostonian, born and bred. Although the two words were paired earlier, the precise locution dates from the mid-1800s.
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The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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Historical Examples
He was ignored as only a born-and-bred Bostonian can ignore a man.
Toaster's HandbookPeggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers
I could not well tell this born-and-bred merchant that my guardian thought I ought to feel above trade.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic