be born to be

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to have sth as your destiny (= what is certain to happen to you) from birth

   No sirree, you don't. They do it because they were born to do it.

   I was born to do this.

In the movies · 2

• I was born to do this.Turning Red2022
• No sirree, you don't. They do it because they were born to do it.Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory1971
• Mindy was born!Kick-Ass2010
• Born and raised.Life of Pi2012
• they're to the manor born.The Wolf of Wall Street2013
• A child born in this hell.The Dark Knight Rises2012
• Was he born ferocious?Deux Frères2004
• From this, a detective was born.The Number 232007

Learn it in full scenes

• Turning Red2022
  • Mei Turns Into a Red Panda
  • Mei Turns into a Red Panda
  • Mei's Friends Have Her Back
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory1971
  • Grandpa Joe Tells the Factory Legend
  • Mr. Turkentine's Science Class
  • Charlie Opens His Birthday Wonka Bar
• The Wolf of Wall Street2013
  • Jordan Belfort Introduces Himself
  • Jordan's First Lunch with Mark Hanna
  • Black Monday Crushes Jordan's Career

From the same entry

• born and bred
• born with a silver spoon in your mouth
• in all my born days
• not be born yesterday
• there's one born every minute
• not know you are born
• to the manner born
• be born made that way
• bear arms
• bear fruit
• bear hard, heavily, severely, on
• be borne in on

More idioms

• be set in your ways
• by word of mouth
• come out on top
• down in the dumps
• fly off the handle
• give the finger
• hold at bay
• in the blink of an eye
• in the event of
• in the public eye
• not for a minute
• play hard to get