flesh and blood
noun
offspring or relatives: one's own flesh and blood.
the human body or nature: more than flesh and blood can endure.
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Origin of flesh and blood
Middle English word dating back to 1200–50
Words nearby flesh and blood
flemming, flensburg, flense, flerovium, flesh, flesh and blood, flesh color, flesh fly, flesh out, flesh peddler, flesh wound
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Idioms and Phrases with flesh and blood
flesh and blood
Human beings, especially with respect to their failings or weaknesses. For example, I can't do everything—I'm only flesh and blood. [c. 1600]
one's own flesh and blood. One's blood relatives, kin, as in She can't cut her own flesh and blood out of her will. [c. 1300]
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