blood is thicker than water
US /blʌd ɪz ˈθɪkɚ ðən ˈwɑtɚ/
・UK /blʌd ɪz ˈθɪkə ðən ˈwɔ:tə/
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prov.ProverbFamily relationships are stronger than other relationships.
They argued but finally remembered blood is thicker than water.
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- Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
- Now, we know blood is thicker than water, but they've changed it to mean that family, the bonds of family are thicker than the water that you share amongst your friends.
Now, we know blood is thicker than water, but they've changed it to mean that family, the bonds of family are thicker than the water that you share amongst your friends.
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- Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
- -Well, they do say blood is thicker than water.
-Well, they do say blood is thicker than water.
Speaking English: How to Pronounce "Water" in American English (It's Not Easy!) #TeamWater
- Blood is thicker than water, blood is thicker than water, blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water, blood is thicker than water, blood is thicker than water.
- And blood is thicker than water.
And blood is thicker than water.
Signs of a real friend
- Even one of our misunderstood sayings, "Blood is thicker than water," actually means, "Blood of the covenant" is thicker than "the water of the womb," insinuating that some friendships are stronger than familial ones.
Even one of our misunderstood sayings, "Blood is thicker than water," actually means, "Blood of the covenant" is thicker than "the water of the womb," insinuating that some friendships are stronger than familial ones.