be in the/ blood

be in the/your blood

if an ability or a skill is in someone's blood, they have it naturally, usually because it already exists in their family or is a tradition of their social group She's a wonderful dancer just like her mother. It must be in her blood.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Blanka	BLAHN-kah (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian), BLAWN-kaw (Hungarian)	Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian
JaropeŁK	yah-RAW-pewk	Polish
Ashtad	-	Persian Mythology
Norman	['nɔ:mən]
Johnny	['dʒɔni]
Erma	['ɜ:mə]