flesh and blood

noun

1. offspring or relatives:

   one's own flesh and blood.

2. the human body or nature:

   more than flesh and blood can endure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flesh and blood¹

First recorded in 1200–50

Example Sentences

“We’re not warring with flesh and blood,” Wallnau told the crowd at the revival.

From Slate

First, the threats to the new evangelization are not of flesh and blood.

From Slate

Can he deny his flesh and blood longings and his yearning for relief from an enduring sorrow?

From Los Angeles Times

She says it so poetically, and I love it so much: “There are two Elizabeth Taylors. One is a commodity, and one is the real Elizabeth Taylor who doesn’t care about the commodity. One is flesh and blood, and one is cellophane.”

From Salon

"There are two Elizabeth Taylors . . . One is flesh and blood, and one is cellophane."

From Salon