Dyed-in-the-wool

adjective

  1. (of textiles) Dyed before being formed into cloth.

  2. Firmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing.

    John Major was described by his opponents as a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative.

Synonyms: bred-in-the-bone, deep-rooted, deep-seated

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