bred

Related to bred: Born and Bred

born and bred

Born and raised in a particular place, which has shaped one's personality. As you could probably tell by his aggressive driving, he's a New Yorker, born and bred.
See also: and, born, bred

born and raised

Both born and raised in the same particular place; having lived in one's birthplace through one's adolescence. The phrase implies that one's identity has been shaped by the place. I may live in California now, but I'm a Texas gal, born and raised!
See also: and, born, raised

bred in the bone

1. Deeply and firmly rooted, ingrained, or established. Hyphenated if used as a modifier. His bred-in-the-bone etiquette came as a result of his years of military training. In this part of the country, hospitality is simply bred in the bone.
2. Long-standing and habitual, especially of ideology or religion. Hyphenated if used as a modifier. Most people vote according to their bred-in-the-bone political identification, rather than making individual assessments of different candidates. A lot of times, religious views are simply bred in the bone.
See also: bone, bred

breed like rabbits

slang To have several babies in a short period of time. (Rabbits are known to produce a large number of offspring very rapidly.) I can't believe my sister is pregnant for the fourth time in five years. She and her husband just breed like rabbits!
See also: breed, like, rabbit

breed up a storm

Of the weather, to become overcast. I wouldn't go outside right now—it looks to be breeding up a storm.
See also: breed, storm, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

born and raised

 and born and bred
born and nurtured through childhood, usually in a specific place. She was born and raised in a small town in western Montana. Freddy was born and bred on a farm and had no love for city life.
See also: and, born, raised
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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.
See also: and, born, bred
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

born and bred

by birth and upbringing.
1991 Sharon Kay Penman The Reckoning I was being tended by a most unlikely nurse, an Irish sprite who spoke French as if she was Paris born and bred.
See also: and, born, bred

breed like rabbits

reproduce prolifically. informal
See also: breed, like, rabbit
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌborn and ˈbred

born and brought up (in a place): He’s Liverpool born and bred. Both my parents were born and bred in London.
See also: and, born, bred
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

breed up a storm

New England
To become cloudy.
See also: breed, storm, up
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

born and bred

Describing a native, a person born and raised in the same place. The alliterative appeal of this phrase no doubt led to its overuse. Joseph Addison paired the two early on (The Spectator, 1711): “Being bred to no business and born to no estate.” The precise locution appears in Fanny Kemble’s travel book (1863), “Born and bred in America.”
See also: and, born, bred
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • born and bred
  • be born that way
  • be/be born/be made that way
  • Were you born in a tent?
  • be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
  • be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
  • born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
  • born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth
  • born with a silver spoon in mouth
  • born with a silver spoon in your mouth
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With the development of the Broad Breasted White and different methods of raising the "holiday turkey" the heritage breeds have fallen on hard times, but luckily they had friends that preserved and bred them and kept them going.
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Mice bred to exhibit various degrees of preference for drinking alcohol may, by virtue of their scientifically controlled couplings, help scientists identify genes that contribute to alcoholism.
Alcohol-loving mice spur gene search
You may want to raise animals that are bred for beef or dairy, or you might want a dual purpose type of cow that provides enough milk for your family and also a good beef-type calf to butcher.
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