in one's bones
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English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) (of a feeling, belief, etc.) Derived from instinct, intuition, or an ingrained inclination.
- He understood in his bones that the odds were not in his favor.
- She could feel the rhythm in her bones.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]derived from instinct or ingrained attitude
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Further reading
[edit]“in one's bones”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.