dyed-in-the-wool
Example Sentences
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She, too, is a dyed in the wool fan of "The Last Unicorn" and references it in her lectures.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2022
The press also characterised the band’s audience as dyed in the wool hippies “replete with grubby Afghan jackets”, said Melody Maker – but they couldn’t have been more wrong.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2020
Living up close and personal with a dyed in the wool procrastinator for 40 years has been the equivalent of a graduate program in behavioral psych.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2016
Thus, a character "dyed in the wool" is one that has received some early, permanent, and pervading influence; a character stained with crime or guilt is debased and perverted.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
The devil knows, young Jochen, I have always lived in the hope that you would grow a little wiser with years, but, I see well, what is dyed in the wool will never wash out.
From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz
