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
Gertie	GUR-tee (English), KHER-tee (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Rajendra	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Nepali
Geoffroy	zhaw-FRAH	French
Armytage	['a:mitidʒ]
Paule	-	French
Kylli	KUYL-lee	Finnish