染み付く

しみつく【染み付く】

permeate; stick 《to…》; get stuck 《to [onto, into]…》; stain.

●汚れが染みつく dirt sticks [gets stuck] to…

・けちな根性が染みつく get into the habit of [used to] being parsimonious; parsimonious ways become part of sb [take sb over]

・染みついたたばこの臭いを消す get rid of stubborn cigarette smells.

●その地下室にはかび臭いにおいが染みついていた. A moldy stench had taken root [hold] in the basement. | A moldy stench permeated the basement.

・彼は劣等感が染みついているからひがみっぽい. It's because his inferiority complex is so deeply engrained that he is so cynical and nasty.

・私たちの世代は倹約の習慣がすっかり身に染みついている. Our generation have deeply engrained habits of frugality.

・政界には金権体質が染みついている. A mercenary [money-dominated] approach has taken deep root in the political world.