be a [Londoner/patriot/politician etc.] through and through

be a [Londoner/patriot/politician etc.] through and through
be a [Londoner/patriot/politician etc.] through and through if someone is a Londoner etc. or is French etc. through and through, they behave in a way that is typical of such a person and that is the most important part of their character.

He always managed to say the right thing. He was a politician through and through.

She never really settled in England. She was French through and through.


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  • through and through — be a [Londoner/patriot/politician etc.] through and through if someone is a Londoner etc. or is French etc. through and through, they behave in a way that is typical of such a person and that is the most important part of their character. He… …   New idioms dictionary

  • be a patriot through and through — be a [Londoner/patriot/politician etc.] through and through if someone is a Londoner etc. or is French etc. through and through, they behave in a way that is typical of such a person and that is the most important part of their character. He… …   New idioms dictionary

  • be a Londoner through and through — be a [Londoner/patriot/politician etc.] through and through if someone is a Londoner etc. or is French etc. through and through, they behave in a way that is typical of such a person and that is the most important part of their character. He… …   New idioms dictionary

  • be a politician through and through — be a [Londoner/patriot/politician etc.] through and through if someone is a Londoner etc. or is French etc. through and through, they behave in a way that is typical of such a person and that is the most important part of their character. He… …   New idioms dictionary

  • be a ... through and through — be a [Londoner/patriot/politician etc.] through and through if someone is a Londoner etc. or is French etc. through and through, they behave in a way that is typical of such a person and that is the most important part of their character. He… …   New idioms dictionary

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