blood is thicker than water
idiom
—used to say that a person's family is more important than a person's other relationships or needs
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In this region more than others, blood is thicker than water.
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Becca Wasser, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2016
Becca Wasser, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2016
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