in a family way

[with child] {adv. phr.}, {literary} Going to have a baby; pregnant. * /The angel told Mary she was with child./ Compare: [IN A FAMILY WAY] or [IN THE FAMILY WAY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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

take after

[take after] {v.} To be like because of family relationship; to have the same looks or ways as (a parent or ancestor). * /He takes after his father in mathematical […] 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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в гробу видеть

[в гробу видеть (видать)] {v. phr.} {colloquial} {rude} [v gro`bu vi`dat'] {literally} ~ I've seen this […]

pick holes in

[pick holes in] {v. phr.} To criticize or find fault with something, such as a speech, a statement, a theory, etc. * /It is […]

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give thought to

[give thought to] {v. phr.} To consider; think about. * /Have you given any thought to the question of how to sell Grandpa's […]