what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh

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English[edit]

Proverb[edit]

what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh

One's behavior or characteristics are determined by one's heredity.

Translations[edit]

proverb — see also a leopard cannot change its spots

Spanish: lo que se aprende en la cuna, siempre dura
Tagalog: ang gawi sa pagkabata ay dala hanggang sa pagtanda

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