something runs in the family

something runs in the family
something runs in the/​someone’s family phrase
if something such as a quality or disease runs in someone’s family, a lot of people in the family have it

Weak eyes run in the family.

Thesaurus: inheritance, inheriting and heritagehyponym
Main entry: run

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