C1idiompeopleIELTS-friendly
blood is thicker than water
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family relationships are stronger and more important than any other relationships
Used to explain why someone helps or sides with family. The same idea as the Vietnamese saying 'một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã'.
In context
My cousin and I argue a lot, but blood is thicker than water, so I lent him the money.
She sided with her brother, not her business partner, because for her blood is thicker than water.
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