family

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RUN IN THE BLOOD or RUN IN THE FAMILY,

IN A FAMILY WAY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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run in the blood

[run in the blood] or [run in the family] {v. phr.} To be a common family characteristic; be learned or inherited from your family. * /A great interest in gardening […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in a family way

[in a family way] or [in the family way] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Going to have a baby. * /Sue and Liz are happy because their mother is in the family […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the family

[in the family] See: [RUN IN THE BLOOD] or [RUN IN THE FAMILY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

family tree

[family tree] {n.} Ancestry. * /My family tree can be traced back to the sixteenth century./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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