Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flesh and blood

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: flesh and blood
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of flesh, blood, and other substances associated with animals or humans.

adj

Real; substantial.

noun

A human body; a person generally.

Uncountable

noun

One's family, or member of one's family.

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

noun

A mixture of brandy and port in equal quantities.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[Minnesota Senator Steve] Daines isn’t the only example of right-wing politicians who wish to wield anti-Semitism as a convenient cudgel against their political enemies, with scant if any evidence. But Montana’s vanishingly small Jewish population makes it particularly clear that this strategy has little to do with flesh-and-blood Jews at all."
"[…] I'll tell you what else is a fact. It's a fact that he is wearing his blue Shetland turtle-neck today. Even as we speak his body is moving inside it. Warm and quick. It's more than flesh and blood can stand."
"How dare you say such a thing to your own flesh and blood?"

Usage

Synonyms

flesh and bone

Questions

What does flesh and blood mean?: Consisting of flesh, blood, and other substances associated with animals or humans.

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