What is the phrase that means a quality that is "constant throughout" a larger thing

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I'm trying to say: throughout someone's life, hard work was a constant theme and I was going to use:"his whole life was underscored by hard work" but I'm pretty sure that's not what that means at all and it might not even make sense. Does anyone know what phrase I'm looking for?

Daniel Brown · Answer

“Hard work was pervasive throughout his entire life”?
“Hard work permeated …”
Underscored, to me, makes it sound like it was because of hard work that his life was possible/practical/desirable.
Maybe a bit more context. What was it about hard work that altered his life?

R.Smithrandal · Answer

... 'his whole life was predicated on hard work.'
'Predicated' with the meaning of 'based on'.

What is the phrase that means a quality that is "constant throughout" a larger thing

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