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flesh and blood definition

flesh and blood

the human body, esp. as subject to its natural limitations
flesh and blood Idioms

one's (own) flesh and blood

one's close relatives
flesh-and-blood definition

flesh·-and-blood (fles̸h′ən blud′)

adjective

  1. alive; living
  2. real; actual; true
  3. actually present; in person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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