Flesh and blood meaning
What does the saying 'Flesh and blood' mean?
Idiom: Flesh and blood
Meaning:
Your flesh and blood are your blood relatives, especially your immediate family.
Country: International English |
Subject Area: Body and bodily functions |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
All idioms have been editorially reviewed, and submitted idioms may have been edited for correctness and completeness.
« Previous: Fleet of foot
Next: Flip someone the bird »
Similar Idioms
- New blood
- Make your blood boil
- In cold blood
- Bad blood
- Blood, sweat and tears
- Blood out of a stone
- Taste blood
- Scent blood
- Sweat blood
- Blue blood
- Spit blood
- Young blood
- Blood and thunder
- Squeeze blood out of a turnip
- Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
- Make your flesh crawl
- Pound of flesh
- In the flesh
- Press the flesh
- Blood is worth bottling
- Blood from a turnip
- In your blood
- Stir the blood
- Curdle your blood
- Blood-lust
- Spill blood
- Blood is up
- Blood is thicker than water
Idiom eBooks from UsingEnglish.com
Download our curated lists of idioms in PDF format - perfect to use offline for reference or for use in class!
If you have a question about idioms, ask us about it in our Idioms Discussion Forum.
If you know of an idiom that you would like to be listed here, please use our online form to suggest an idiom.
See also:
- View examples in Google: Flesh and blood
- Idiom Quizzes