dyed-in-the-wool
11dyed-in-the-wool — adj entrenched, inveterate, deep rooted, diehard, established, long standing, settled, fixed, hard core, hardened, inflexible, unchangeable, uncompromising, unshak(e)able, through and through, thorough, confirmed, complete, card carrying ≠… …
12dyed in the wool — unchanging in a particular belief or opinion; inveterate she s a dyed in the wool conservative Origin: with allusion to the fact that yarn was dyed in the raw state, producing a more even and permanent color * * * ˌdyed in the ˈwool [dyed in the… …
13dyed-in-the-wool — adjective /ˌdaɪd ɪn ðə ˈwʊl/ a) Dyed before being formed into cloth. Smith was a dyed in the wool typist and never really got used to writing on computers. b) Firmly established in a persons beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a… …
14dyed-in-the-wool — /ˌdaɪd ɪn ðə ˈwʊl/ (say .duyd in dhuh wool) adjective through and through; complete; inveterate: a dyed in the wool Liberal. {originally referring to the fact that wool dyed in its raw state, before being spun into thread or yarn, proved to be… …
15dyed-in-the-wool — if you describe someone as dyed in the wool, you mean they have very strong opinions and will not change. He s a dyed in the wool traditionalist where cooking is concerned he won t have any modern gadgets in the kitchen. (always before noun) …
16dyed-in-the-wool — ADJ GRADED: ADJ n If you use dyed in the wool to describe someone or their beliefs, you are saying that they have very strong opinions about something, which they refuse to change. He was a dyed in the wool conservative …
17dyed-in-the-wool — If someone is a dyed in the wool supporter of a political party, etc, they support them totally, without any questions. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This expression is used to describe a person who has fixed, uncompromising, deep… …
18dyed-in-the-wool — /duyd n dheuh wool /, adj. 1. through and through; complete: a dyed in the wool reformer. 2. dyed before weaving. [1570 80] * * * …
19DYED-IN-THE-WOOL — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. through and through, to the very core, deep down. The senator had consistently shown himselfto be a dyed in the wool conservative. SYN.: through and through, to the core, deep down, out and out, complete, utter,… …
20dyed-in-the-wool — adjective Date: 1580 thoroughgoing, uncompromising < a dyed in the wool conservative > …
