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To get in one's blood #1 (permalink) Sun Jul 13, 2008 13:32 pm   To get in one's blood
 

Hello! Could you show me the meaning of the phrase " get in one's blood " in this sentence: "Living by the ocean really get in your blood. Once you've lived there, you never want to leave."
Thank you in advance.
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To get in one's blood #2 (permalink) Sun Jul 13, 2008 13:50 pm   To get in one's blood
 

sophie wrote:
Hello! Could you show me the meaning of the phrase " get in one's blood " in this sentence: "Living by the ocean really gets in your blood. Once you've lived there, you never want to leave."
Thank you in advance.

In your example, the person takes to living by the ocean. If something is 'in your blood', it becomes a part of you.
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To get in one's blood #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 13, 2008 15:42 pm   To get in one's blood
 

shouldn't it be "really gets in your blood..."?
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To get in one's blood #4 (permalink) Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:57 am   To get in one's blood
 

Hi jctgf

Yes, in Sophie's sentence it should be "gets".
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To get in one's blood #5 (permalink) Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:03 am   To get in one's blood
 

But I think both Yankee and I can agree with the sentiment!
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