in character

1. Very typical of the way someone would normally speak or behave. I've come to realize that the selfishness and nasty comments are all pretty in character for him. A: "The last time I saw her, she was trying to hook up with Janet's boyfriend." B: "Yeah, that sounds in character, all right."

2. Consistent with the traits or characteristics assigned to the character that one plays, as in a film or play. Don't be afraid, sweetie. Daddy's just in character—he's pretending to be a bad man for his movie! As part of his method acting, he remained in character for the full nine months of filming.

See also: character

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in character

Fig. typical of someone's behavior. For Tom to shout that way wasn't at all in character. He's usually quite pleasant. It was quite in character for Sally to walk away angry.

See also: character

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

in character

Consistent with someone's general personality or behavior. For example, Her failure to answer the invitation was completely in character. This usage dates from the mid-1700s, as does the antonym, out of character, as in It was out of character for him to refuse the assignment.

See also: character

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

ˌin/ˌout of ˈcharacter

(of somebody’s behaviour, etc.) of the kind you would/would not expect from them; characteristic/uncharacteristic: That unpleasant remark she made was quite out of character. ‘I’m sure it was Bill I saw from the bus. He was arguing with a police officer.’ ‘Well, that’s in character, anyway!’

in character

Consistent with someone's general character or behavior: behavior that was totally in character.

See also: character

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

in/out of character
on a pedestal, put
place (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal
put (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal
put someone on a pedestal
put/set/place somebody on a pedestal
set (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal
love begets love
love breeds love
hate breeds hate

词组	in character
释义	in character in character 1. Very typical of the way someone would normally speak or behave. I've come to realize that the selfishness and nasty comments are all pretty in character for him. A: "The last time I saw her, she was trying to hook up with Janet's boyfriend." B: "Yeah, that sounds in character, all right." 2. Consistent with the traits or characteristics assigned to the character that one plays, as in a film or play. Don't be afraid, sweetie. Daddy's just in character—he's pretending to be a bad man for his movie! As part of his method acting, he remained in character for the full nine months of filming. See also: character Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in character Fig. typical of someone's behavior. For Tom to shout that way wasn't at all in character. He's usually quite pleasant. It was quite in character for Sally to walk away angry. See also: character McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. in character Consistent with someone's general personality or behavior. For example, Her failure to answer the invitation was completely in character. This usage dates from the mid-1700s, as does the antonym, out of character, as in It was out of character for him to refuse the assignment. See also: character The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. ˌin/ˌout of ˈcharacter (of somebody’s behaviour, etc.) of the kind you would/would not expect from them; characteristic/uncharacteristic: That unpleasant remark she made was quite out of character. ‘I’m sure it was Bill I saw from the bus. He was arguing with a police officer.’ ‘Well, that’s in character, anyway!’ See also: character, of, out Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary in character Consistent with someone's general character or behavior: behavior that was totally in character. See also: character American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: in/out of character on a pedestal, put place (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal put (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal put someone on a pedestal put/set/place somebody on a pedestal set (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal love begets love love breeds love hate breeds hate
随便看	(someone or something) to be reckoned with (someone or something) to shout about (someone or something) will be the death of (one) someone's back is turned someone's bag of tricks someone's bark is worse than their bite (someone's) blood is on (one's) hands someone's blood is up someone's bread and butter someone's day in court someone's days are numbered someone's ears are burning someone's ears are flapping (someone's) ears are flapping someone's eyes are bigger than their belly someone's face fits someone's hands are clean someone's lips are sealed someone's main squeeze someone's name is mud (someone's) native soil someone's number is up someone's one and only someone's only got one pair of hands (someone's or something's) days are numbered