out of one's blood

[out of one's blood] {adv. phr.}

Separate from one's feelings, interests, or desires.

* /When Tom moved to the city, he couldn't get the country out of his blood./

* /Mary is having a hard job getting summer laziness out of her blood./

Contrast: IN ONE'S BLOOD.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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