blood is thicker than water
Family obligations take precedence over other ties
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Main Entry: ↑blood
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blood is thicker than water phrase
used for saying that family relationships are usually stronger than other types of relationships
Thesaurus: general words for family membershyponym
Main entry: blood
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proverb relationships and loyalties within a family are the strongest and most important ones
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blood is thicker than water
◇ The saying blood is thicker than water means that a person's family is more important than a person's other relationships or needs.
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Main Entry: ↑blood
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blood is thicker than water — see ↑blood
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Main Entry: ↑thick
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blood is thicker than water — see ↑blood
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Main Entry: ↑water
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blood is thicker than ˈwater idiom
Useful english dictionary. 2012.