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dyed-in-the-wool

(dīd′in t̸hə wo̵ol)

adjective

  1. dyed before being woven
  2. ☆ thoroughgoing; unchanging

See dyed-in-the-wool in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Thoroughgoing; out-and-out: a dyed-in-the-wool populist.
  2. Dyed before being woven into cloth.

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