flesh and blood
noun
1.
offspring or relatives:
one's own flesh and blood.
2.
the human body or nature:
more than flesh and blood can endure.
Origin
1200-50;
Middle English
Examples from the web for
flesh and blood
They are composed not of
flesh and blood
and hair, but of silver albumen and paper.
But here again the labor-saving machine interposes at every turn, and warns the machine of
flesh and blood
off the premises.
Political enemies come to be seen as representatives of ideas rather than as
flesh and blood
.
Nor is there much
flesh and blood
in his labeled categories.
We have only the bare bones, a magnificent armature of course, but not living
flesh and blood
.
It's closer to an actual social interaction with a
flesh and blood
human being.
The discovery raised hopes that paleontologists could get their hands on the
flesh and blood
of vanished animals.
We enjoy spending time with
flesh and blood
humans beings.
Our enemy isn't
flesh and blood
, he knows what he is doing, he's had a lot of practice.
Although he's not entirely human, he is
flesh and blood
.
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
]