VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Run in the Family

Meaning:

Be inherited (as a trait) by multiple members of a family; To be a common family characteristic

Examples:

Good looks run in that family, at least among the girls.

Asthma seems to run in our family.

The doctor ordered some tests because breast cancer runs in my family.

Good looks must run in the family.

Everyone was surprised that I have red hair and blue eyes because dark hair and eyes run in my family.

Best not to say anything about it running in the family.

Unfortunately, diabetes runs in my family so I'm extra careful about what I eat.

It's more of a case of maintaining form while others struggle, and it often runs in the family.

My son's teacher asked whether mental illness runs in our family and she wants to meet us tomorrow evening to discuss this.

Jimmy Souness, who was a school cleaner, had a history of heart disease which runs in the family.

Athleticism really runs in our family—almost all of us have played sports at the college level.

The truth was that deafness ran in the family.

It's important that you fill out this form carefully so that we know what diseases may run in your family.

Writing books about grandparents seems to run in the family.

Wow, your daughter is getting married to one of the Salazar brothers? Good looks, above-average intelligence and extreme kindness runs in that family.

Twins run in the family, so it didn't surprise us when we heard the news.