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in one's blood
与生俱来

Date: May 23 2013

Quote

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“You can see their passion. The service they provide is so in their blood.”

- Actor Gerard Butler on working with US Secret Service agents (Parade)

Definition

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comes naturally to, often because of a family connection

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Is there something that you love doing so much that it’s as if you were meant to do it? Maybe it’s playing music. You love it so much that you can’t remember a moment when you didn’t love it. You can’t remember anyone ever teaching or telling you to love it. It’s as if it was just there from the moment you were born. It’s part of you. It’s in your blood.

You also use the expression in your blood to refer to a quality that’s passed on from a family member. So you might say that music is in your blood if one of your parents was a musician, too. It’s as if it’s part of your DNA or your genetic makeup. It’s just natural.

Actor Gerard Butler was very impressed by the men he met who worked in the Secret Service. Their passion for their job and their country was so strong that it didn’t seem like something they could have just learned. It seemed like something that was in their blood.

What’s something that you love that you feel like is in your blood? Do you think qualities like love of music or sports or a profession can be passed down from your parents?

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“My father was a piano player, so music is really in my blood.”

“I’ve loved basketball ever since I was a kid. It’s like it’s in my blood.”

“He’s a pacifist. It’s just not in his blood to fight.”

Winners

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	Something natural in someone's personality. by Julissita
	It means by nature or naturally by physicsstudent
	the natural character by Ahshan
	it's internal and it's their gene. by a2020
	part of one's essential nature by shaerwan
	something in their structural, gene and innate qualification that they have by aria8111

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Comments

thiagokami

Brazil

Drawing is in my blood, I remember to see my mother painting when I was a child. She always blow me away.

Levi3262

Brazil

Compose is in my blood, I love to write things, stories, songs ….

3emma3

Iraq

Painting is in my blood. I always miss my pencil when i want to express my happiness or sadness.

sadafh

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

being an English teacher is in my blood, l have passion for this job & l will never get bored with it

modaher

Iraq

Yes., And also in working hard work and sincerity and provide service to others and disease.It has become in my blood

Stephieee

Poland

I love to dance and make jokes ;D It’s in my blood :) Dance – from my mum, jokes from my dad :)

snoopyboy

Antarctica

Julito, I heard you loud and clear on that one.

I’m nowhere near a gambler either , but every once in a while I’d take my chances on a lottery ticket. It’s something I do at random, usually when I have some loose change in my pocket and I see that neon sign outside a store that nudges me and say “ today might just be your lucky day, have a go at it snoopy : )”. However, I never let myself go to the point where I see winning the lottery as the only avenue or shortcut to achieving my goals-it’s merely something I do out of ennui.

What’s it my blood? Whatever was in that glass before I chug it down my throat… awww : ), I think I got that guilty pleasure from my father’s side of my bloodline : ) my mother’s side of it is trying to curb that, though. But a glimpse at the wrong billboard or picking up the wrong menu at a restaurant always hurls me back to a satisfying relapse :). If any of you is wondering what I am alluding to, perhaps you’re not old enough to drink …oops ; )

Nicte ha

Mexico

I love languages, it’s in my blood to learn more & more :)

julito

Argentina

Although I am not a compulsive gambler, what I have inherited from my family is a mild addiction to play lottery , definitely, gambling runs in my blood .