nature of the beast
English
Noun
- (idiomatic, with "the") The unchangeable nature of something.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
- This slight way of treating both his book and his ancestors nettled little Puddock – who never himself took a liberty, and expected similar treatment – but he knew Sturk, the nature of the beast, and he only bowed grandly […]
- 1884, Frank de Yeaux Carpenter, Round About Rio
- "A little slow, that's all; but that's the nature of the beast."
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
Translations
unchangeable nature
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