dyed-in-the-wool
3.I like a dyed-in-the-wool killer. Cold-blooded, clean, methodical and thorough.
4.He is a dyed-in-the-wool reactionary–there is no changing his opinions.
5.Farmer Jones was a dyed-in-the-wool traditionalist; he would never use any modern pesticides
6.Republicans have long complained that the federal government is stuffed full of dyed-in-the-wool lefties who habitually ignore or subvert Republican policies.

