runs in
Takes to jail
Runs in describes a trait or condition that appears repeatedly across generations of a family: Heart disease runs in my family, Musical talent runs in the family.
The phrase suggests genetic inheritance or at least consistent familial patterns, whether the trait is medical, behavioral, or temperamental.
- permeatesPasses through entirely
- circulatesMoves in a loop
- diffusesSpreads in all directions
- infiltratesEnters covertly, often undetected
- imbuesPervades thoroughly with
heredity · bloodline · family tree · blood relatives · familial · saturates · lineage · gene pool · predisposition · spreads · propagates · genetics · integrates · flows · trait · ancestry · inherited · suffuses