run in the family
if something such as a quality, disease, or skill runs in the family, many people in that family have it

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run in the family
if a particular quality or ability runs in the family, a lot of people in that family have it.
Athletic ability runs in the family: his father played basketball in college and his mother was a high school athlete.

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run in the family
to be a common family characteristic
Being a left-handed golfer runs in our family.

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run in the family
{v. phr.} To be a common family characteristic; be learned or inherited from your family.
A great interest in gardening runs in his family.

Red hair runs in the family.

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