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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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.