blood is thicker than water

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blood is thicker than water

  1. (family, idiomatic) Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.

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  • Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 32.