Blood runs thicker than water.

Blood runs thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water. & Blood runs thicker than water.
Prov. People who are related have stronger obligations to each other than to people outside the family. •

My friends invited me to go camping on Saturday, but I have to go to my cousin's wedding instead. Blood is thicker than water, after all.

If you ever need help, don't ask your friends. Come home and ask us, your family. Blood runs thicker than water.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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