染しみ付つく

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

become ingrained; become embedded; permeate

Used for stains, smells, or abstract things that become deeply fixed and hard to remove. Often implies a lasting, negative, or stubborn quality.

• カレーの匂においがカーテンに染しみ付ついてしまった。

  The smell of curry has permeated the curtains.

• 悪わるい癖くせが染しみ付ついている。

  A bad habit has become ingrained.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

become second nature; become a deeply ingrained habit

Specifically for habits, skills, or behaviors that have become automatic through repetition. Often used with 体に (in the body).

• 毎まい朝あさのジョギングが体からだに染しみ付ついている。

  My morning jog has become second nature.

• 礼れい儀ぎ作さ法ほうは子こ供どもの頃ころに染しみ付つくものだ。

  Good manners become ingrained in childhood.