I can’t help remembering that the phrase “blood is thicker than water,” is an incomplete quotation of something else, more like, “The blood of those who’ve fought together is thicker than that they get from mothers.” That’s not the actual quote, but I’m blanking on it now.
I can’t help remembering that the phrase “blood is thicker than water,” is an incomplete quotation of something else, more like, “The blood of those who’ve fought together is thicker than that they get from mothers.” That’s not the actual quote, but I’m blanking on it now.
Maybe “blood is thicker than water under the bridge”? Sadly my three idiom dictionaries are thinner than either liquid on this query
dear benjamin,
delightful as always!
i like this one a lot:
“The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of their blood.”
— Logan Pearsall Smith
thanks for sharing!
love,
myq
I googled this quote: seems it means the opposite of what it sounds like.
“The blood of the covenant is thicker thsn the water of the womb.” So, bonds chosen are stronger than those of birth.
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