blood is thicker than water
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血浓于水；家人总比外人亲Family: ancestors & descendants
- ancestor
- ancestral
- ancestry
- be in the/someone'sbloodidiom
- blood
- bloodline
- distaff
- family tree
- forbear
- forebear
- forefather
- genealogy
- generation
- heraldic
- heraldry
- lineage
- lineal
- run in the familyidiom
- sandwich generation
- successor
Examplesofblood is thicker than water
blood is thicker than water
Western people may use the proverb "bloodisthickerthanwater" when referring to relatives who have close genetic linkage with them.
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Bloodisthickerthanwater.
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An olden phrase sheds light on kinship -bloodisthickerthanwater.
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- misguided
- misguided attempt
- misguidedly
- misguided policy
- mishandle
- mishandled
- mishandling
- mishap
- mishear
- mishit
- mishmash
- misidentification
- misidentify
- misinform
- misinformation
- misinformed
- misinforming
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misinterpreted
- misinterpreting
- misjudge
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