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Blood is thicker than water

Our loyalty to our family — that is, to our blood relations — is strong no matter how we may feel about them.

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Examples from the Web for blood is thicker than water

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Idioms and Phrases with blood is thicker than water

blood is thicker than water

Family ties are closer than other relationships. For example, Nancy will drop everything to help her sister; blood is thicker than water. Alluding to the fact that water evaporates without leaving a mark whereas blood leaves a stain, this proverb was first recorded about 1412.

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