dyed-in-the-wool

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Dyed before being formed into cloth
Firmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing

John Major was described by his opponents as a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative.

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. a dyed-in-the-wool conservative. having strong beliefs, likes, or opinions that will never change
dye in the wool
To dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread

Therefore, it will be seen that it is easier and a timesaver to dye-in-the-wool..

dyed in the wool
Simple past tense and past participle of dye in the wool
dyed in the wool
Alternative spelling of dyed-in-the-wool. (Set in one's ways, steadfast.)
dyed in the wool
dyed before weaving; complete, utter, total; steadfast, unchanging (in one's beliefs)
dyed-in-the-wool
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