henkeen ja vereen

Finnish

Etymology

henkeen (“to the soul”) ja (“and”) vereen (“to the blood”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈheŋkeːn ˈjɑ ˈʋereːn/, [ˈhe̞ŋk̟e̞ːn ˈjɑ̝ ˈʋe̞re̞ːn]

Adverb

henkeen ja vereen

  1. (idiomatic) dyed-in-the-wool, diehard
    Hän on liberaali henkeen ja vereen.
    S/he is a dyed-in-the-wool liberal.

Synonyms
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