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单词 born and bred
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Example sentences from the Web for born and bred

  • He was ignored as only a born-and-bred Bostonian can ignore a man.

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  • I could not well tell this born-and-bred merchant that my guardian thought I ought to feel above trade.

    In the Valley|Harold Frederic

born and bred


Born and educated in a single locale or social class. For example, Adam was a Bostonian, born and bred. Although the two words were paired earlier, the precise locution dates from the mid-1800s.

Words nearby born and bred

Bormann, born, borna disease, born-again, born-again Christian, born and bred, born-digital, borne, Bornean, Borneo, Borneo elephant
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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