Blood is thicker than water
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They say blood is thicker than water, but in some cases, not even that can guarantee a complimentary reference.
From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2020
My sister believes in the sanctity of family, that blood is thicker than water.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2020
"But blood is thicker than water, and later on when I visited them I found that they welcomed me. My two kids now stay with my mother."
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2019
The strategy had resonance, since blood provides so many of our metaphors about family: blood ties, blood relations, blood is thicker than water, and so on.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 24, 2019
Well, well," said Mr. Jarvie, "after all, blood is thicker than water.
From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Scott, Walter, Sir
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