DEFINITIONS

run in the blood

Also, run in the family. Be characteristic of a family or passed on from one generation to the next, as in That happy-go-lucky trait runs in the blood, or Big ears run in the family. The first term dates from the early 1600s, the second from the late 1700s.

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The Oldest Words In The English LanguageLet's look at some of the oldest words we could find—a linguistic square one. These words go back more than a thousand years! “Back in the day,” indeed.
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Words nearby run in the blood

run for one's money, a, run foul, run high, run in, run in place, run in the blood, run interference, run into, run into a stone wall, run into the ground, run its course
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