born and bred en · X
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Showing characteristics of birth and upbringing, especially in relation to a particular location.
She is a born and bred New Yorker.
Oh, you're from America? —Born and bred.
That’s because Nikos Zouganelis, “born and bred” on the party island, has deliberately sought to do something new.
2022 September 4, Helena Smith, “Mykonos has had its fill of champagne-fuelled tourism”, in The Observer:
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Translations (3)
es nacido y criado (native to) · fi paljasjalkainen (native to) · ko 나고 자라다 (native to)