flesh and blood

noun

1
: corporeal nature as composed of flesh and of blood
2
: near kindred
used chiefly in the phrase one's own flesh and blood
3

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Now that seeing is no longer believing, the flesh and blood pros operating in the material world can be switched out for pixels and greenscreen. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025 Because most of the characters are human beings, its world seems easier to translate to one composed of flesh and blood. David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025 Your flesh and blood is indistinguishable from your personal brand and vice versa. Pia Lauritzen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 As opposed to a man – or woman – of flesh and blood? Pia Lauritzen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for flesh and blood

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of flesh and blood was before the 12th century

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“Flesh and blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20and%20blood. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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