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
Sheriff Bradford was a real gentleman, dyed in the wool.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
In this particular, they were literally dyed in the wool, to use one of the shop expressions so common among us.
From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by Cooper, James Fenimore
