run in one's blood

run in one's blood
(run in one's blood (тж. run in one's или the family))
быть наследственной чертой, входить в плоть и кровь (ср. это у него в крови); см. тж. be in one's blood

Frank: "Do come to Vienna with me? It'd be ever such larks." Mrs. Warren: "No, thank you... I know you through and through by your likeness to your father... Don't you go taking any silly ideas into your head about me. Do you hear?" Frank (gallantly wooing her with his voice): "Can't help it, my dear Mrs. Warren: it runs in the family." (B. Shaw, ‘Mrs. Warren's Profession’, act II) — Фрэнк: "Так едем со мной в Вену, а? Вот было бы весело!" Миссис Уоррен: "Нет, спасибо... Я вас наизусть знаю, потому что вы вылитый отец... Так вот, выкиньте меня из головы, оставьте эти глупости. Слышите?" Фрэнк (нежным голосом, стараясь пленить ее): "Ничего не могу с собой поделать, миссис Уоррен: это у нас фамильное."

...why shouldn't you write poetry? A lot of people do. Your father does. It might run in the family. (M. Drabble, ‘Jerusalem the Golden’, ch. I) — ...почему бы вам не писать стихи? Многие пишут. Ваш отец в том числе. Вдруг поэтический дар - ваша фамильная черта?

Headaches run in the family. My father had terrible headaches. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Honorary Consul’, part I, ch. I) — Головная боль в нашей семье переходит по наследству. У моего отца были ужасные головные боли.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • freeze\ one's\ blood — • blood runs cold • blood freezes • blood turns to ice • freeze one s blood • freeze one s veins • freeze the blood in one s veins You are chilled or shivering from great fright or horror; you are terrified or horrified. Usually used with a… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blood — ► NOUN 1) the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins, carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide. 2) family background: she must have Irish blood. 3) violence involving bloodshed. 4) fiery or passionate temperament. 5) dated a fashionable… …   English terms dictionary

  • Run — Run, v. t. 1. To cause to run (in the various senses of {Run}, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block. [1913 Webster] 2. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation. [1913 Webster] To run… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • run — [run] vi. ran or Dial. run, run, running [altered (with vowel prob. infl. by pp.) < ME rinnen, rennen < ON & OE: ON rinna, to flow, run, renna, to cause to run (< Gmc * rannjan); OE rinnan, iornan: both < Gmc * renwo < IE base * er …   English World dictionary

  • blood — [blud] n. [ME blod, blode < OE blod: see BLEED] 1. the usually red fluid, consisting of plasma, red and white blood cells, etc., that circulates through the heart, arteries, and veins of vertebrates: blood is a body tissue that carries oxygen …   English World dictionary

  • blood\ freezes — • blood runs cold • blood freezes • blood turns to ice • freeze one s blood • freeze one s veins • freeze the blood in one s veins You are chilled or shivering from great fright or horror; you are terrified or horrified. Usually used with a… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • blood\ runs\ cold — • blood runs cold • blood freezes • blood turns to ice • freeze one s blood • freeze one s veins • freeze the blood in one s veins You are chilled or shivering from great fright or horror; you are terrified or horrified. Usually used with a… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • blood\ turns\ to\ ice — • blood runs cold • blood freezes • blood turns to ice • freeze one s blood • freeze one s veins • freeze the blood in one s veins You are chilled or shivering from great fright or horror; you are terrified or horrified. Usually used with a… …   Словарь американских идиом


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