in the blood

and in one's blood

Fig. built into one's personality or character. John's a great runner. It's in his blood. The whole family is very athletic. It's in the blood.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ludger	LUD-gər (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Shokufeh	-	Persian
Chryses	-	Greek Mythology
Christie (1)	KRIS-tee	English
Kenanyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Veda	-	Indian, Telugu, Kannada