run in the family en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(derogatory, idiomatic, mildly, sometimes) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.
And business runs in the family / We tend to bruise easily bad in the blood
2008, “Runs in the Family”, in Who Killed Amanda Palmer, performed by Amanda Palmer:We could never understand why any man should choose the career of a chainsmith, except, possibly, for the reason that it ran in the family, for a more arduous and unpleasant manner of earning one's living could scarcely be imagined, unless it was the business of moulding permanent-way chairs in an iron foundry.
1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, pages 13–14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ran in the family | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| runs in the family | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| running in the family | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| run in the family | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
the apple does not fall far from the tree · like father like son
Translations (16)
cmn 世代相传 (to be observed in several generations) · pt ser de família (to be observed in several generations) · de in der Familie liegen (to be observed in several generations) · fr être de famille (to be observed in several generations) · fi olla sukurasite (to be observed in several generations) · pl wyssać z mlekiem matki (to be observed in several generations) · fi olla sukuvika (to be observed in several generations) · ca venir de família (to be observed in several generations) · it essere di famiglia (to be observed in several generations) · fi kulkea suvussa (to be observed in several generations) · cy bod yng ngwaed y teulu (to be observed in several generations) · da ligge til familjen (to be observed in several generations) · ko 집안 유전이다 (to be observed in several generations) · cmn 家风 (to be observed in several generations) · es ser cosa de familia (to be observed in several generations) · fi olla suvussa (to be observed in several generations)