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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

First recorded in 1200–50

Words nearby flesh and blood

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How to use flesh and blood in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
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 More|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's also a lot easier to find another job if you have flesh-and-blood friends in the industry.
Ask the Blogger|Megan McArdle|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
By excluding business income taxes, our picture is more narrowly focused on flesh-and-blood people.
The 'Maker' States: More Taxed, More Pro-Obama|Alex Klein|September 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

His challenge to use this week to cast the race as between two flesh-and-blood men, not the apparition of 2008.
Democratic Convention Dilemma: Obama 2012 vs. Obama 2008|Howard Kurtz|September 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile her flesh-and-blood child had to fight her battles with the landlord and tradesmen.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
The sort of woman who has any amount of large and handsome flesh-and-blood children, and lives to have them, thrives on them.
The Creators|May Sinclair
Even when a child I used to hear so much about it that I thought it was a veritable flesh-and-blood wolf.
Mildred's Inheritance|Annie Fellows Johnston
To his eyes, still working on flesh-and-blood standards, she was anything but good-looking.
The Onslaught from Rigel|Fletcher Pratt
A flesh-and-blood machine, trying to outmale men, frustrated and unhappy without knowing it and all the more bitter for that.
The Sensitive Man|Poul William Anderson

Other 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]

flesh and blood

Origin of flesh and blood

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