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Dyed-in-the-Wool complete, permanent; stubborn

Accepted Answer

Mr. Freedman is a dyed-in-the-wool Republican and has never voted for a Democrat in his life. If wool is dyed while still in its raw state, the dye lasts longer than wool dyed after being spun or woven. At least since 1579 the idea of something being so deeply a part of something else that it wouldn't be easily changed was applied to people who had strong, unchangeable beliefs with the expression "dyed-in-the-wool." This saying was first used in the political sense in 1830 during the administration of Andrew Jackson.

Idiom	Dyed-in-the-Wool
Example	Mr. Freedman is a dyed-in-the-wool Republican and has never voted for a Democrat in his life.
Meaning	complete, permanent; stubborn
Origin	If wool is dyed while still in its raw state, the dye lasts longer than wool dyed after being spun or woven. At least since 1579 the idea of something being so deeply a part of something else that it wouldn't be easily changed was applied to people who had strong, unchangeable beliefs with the expression "dyed-in-the-wool." This saying was first used in the political sense in 1830 during the administration of Andrew Jackson.

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