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
Nut trees may and do sometimes come fairly true to type but they do not come true to variety.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the sixth annual meeting Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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