flesh and blood
noun
Origin of flesh and blood
Examples from the Web for flesh and blood
Contemporary Examples of flesh and blood
That even in 2014—the era of EDM and “selfie pop”—a small, live, flesh-and-blood band could still be (and have) so much fun.
Beck’s Musical Time Machine: This Wasn’t a Concert. It was a Spectacular Party.Andrew Romano
April 18, 2014
However, she soon discovers that Linda is a mentally unstable woman who believes a baby doll is a flesh-and-blood child.
Jessica Biel on ‘The Truth About Emanuel,’ Motherhood, Justin Timberlake, and MoreMarlow Stern
January 7, 2014
It's also a lot easier to find another job if you have flesh-and-blood friends in the industry.
By excluding business income taxes, our picture is more narrowly focused on flesh-and-blood people.
His challenge to use this week to cast the race as between two flesh-and-blood men, not the apparition of 2008.
Historical Examples of flesh and blood
People in love are rarely interesting--that is, flesh-and-blood people.
Questionable ShapesWilliam Dean Howells
For the possession of a flesh-and-blood god, he exchanged his own liberty.
White FangJack London
To him she was an ideal of womanhood rather than a flesh-and-blood woman.
Sketches in Lavender, Blue and GreenJerome K. Jerome
“Me,” the flesh-and-blood Francis Pfleuger said, pointing proudly at the statue.
The Servant ProblemRobert F. Young
It never for a moment struck me that it was not a flesh-and-blood visitant.
True Ghost StoriesHereward Carrington