be born to be/do sth
注定会成为注定要做
He was born to be a great composer.
他是个天生的伟大作曲家。
born and bred
（在某地）出生长大受过…熏陶
He was born and bred in Boston.
他生于波士顿，长于波士顿。
I'm a Londoner， born and bred.
我是个土生土长的伦敦人。
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
生于富裕之家出身富裕
in all my born days
（表示惊讶）这辈子（未听说，未见）
I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days.
我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。
not be born yesterday
（表示自己并不傻，不会轻信别人的话）
Oh yeah? I wasn't born yesterday， you know.
是吗我可不是三岁的小孩子，你知道的。
there's one born every minute
总有那种傻瓜
not know you are born
身在福中不知福
You people without kids don't know you're born.
你们没孩子，真是身在福中不知福啊。
(as/as if) to the manner born
仿佛天生的生来就习惯的
be/be born/be made that way
天性如此生下就这样
It's not his fault he's so pompous─he was born that way.
他如此自命不凡并不是他的错，他天生就是这种性格。
