true to type

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These seeds will always grow "true to type," maintaining the same characteristics over time — "So your grandma's tomato is the same tomato her grandma had."

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2023

Donald Sutherland plays true to type as the South African surgeon who heads the Belgium diamond cartel with ruthless precision.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2016

And while they remain more or less true to type, they seem to keep changing their styles of speaking and posturing too.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2011

If he plays true to type, Obama will take the balanced tone he has tried to apply throughout—decrying the excessive bonuses and risk-taking by banks while championing the need for vibrant financial markets.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2010

It will produce from 95 to 100 per cent of its seedlings, that are so true to type that you can identify them in the nursery.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 by Northern Nut Growers Association