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(idiomatic) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.

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run in the family

Source Word

run in the family

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.

Japanese Meaning

家族の中で複数世代にわたり現れる特徴がある / 家族に共通して伝わる性質や傾向が見られる / 遺伝的または環境的要因により、家族内に連続して現れる特性である

Good sense of humor seems to run in the family, so family dinners are always full of laughter.

ユーモアのセンスは家族に代々受け継がれているようで、家族の食事はいつも笑いであふれている。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.

And business runs in the family / We tend to bruise easily bad in the blood

runs in the family

（ present singular third-person ）

running in the family

（ participle present ）

ran in the family

（ past ）

run in the family

（ participle past ）