your (own) flesh and blood

your (own) flesh and blood
your (ˌown) ˌflesh and ˈblood idiom
a person that you are related to

You can't do that to your own flesh and blood!

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • be own flesh and blood — be (someone s) (own) flesh and blood to be someone s relative. How can you be so cruel to him when he s your own flesh and blood? …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone's (own) flesh and blood — someone’s (own) flesh and blood phrase someone’s relative She’s your own flesh and blood – how can you treat her like that? Thesaurus: general words for family membershyponym Main entry: flesh and blood …   Useful english dictionary

  • be someone's own flesh and blood — be (someone s) (own) flesh and blood to be someone s relative. How can you be so cruel to him when he s your own flesh and blood? …   New idioms dictionary

  • one's own flesh and blood — one s flesh and blood how can you deny your own flesh and blood? Syn: family, relative(s), relation(s), blood relation(s), kin, kinsfolk, kinsman, kinsmen, kinswoman, kinswomen, kindred, nearest and dearest, people; informal folks …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • flesh and blood — noun uncount used for saying that someone has the same qualities that all people share, especially qualities that limit what people are capable of: The endless noise is more than flesh and blood can stand. They now realize that their hero is,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • flesh and blood — UK / US noun [uncountable] used for saying that someone has the same qualities that all people share, especially qualities that limit what people are capable of The endless noise is more than flesh and blood can stand. They now realize that their …   English dictionary

  • flesh and blood — 1. adjective a) Real; substantial. b) Consisting of flesh, blood, and other substances associated with animals or humans. 2. noun Ones relatives or relations. How dare …   Wiktionary

  • be someone's flesh and blood — be (someone s) (own) flesh and blood to be someone s relative. How can you be so cruel to him when he s your own flesh and blood? …   New idioms dictionary

  • be flesh and blood — be (someone s) (own) flesh and blood to be someone s relative. How can you be so cruel to him when he s your own flesh and blood? …   New idioms dictionary

  • flesh — [[t]fle̱ʃ[/t]] fleshes, fleshing, fleshed 1) N UNCOUNT Flesh is the soft part of a person s or animal s body between the bones and the skin. Illness had wasted the flesh from her tall, willowy body. ...the pale pink flesh of trout and salmon. 2)… …   English dictionary

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