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1What does the expression "blood is thicker than water" mean?
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The idiom means "Family relationships are stronger than other relationships."
2If you come from a close-knit family, you are ...............
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If you come from a "close-knit family", you are very close to your relatives.
3She and her sister are cut from the same ...............; they have the same likes and dislikes.
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The correct idiom is "cloth."
4My son shares his dad's passion for racing; he is a ...............
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A child who is very like a parent is "a chip off the old block."
5What does the expression "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" mean?
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The idiom means "A child is very similar to their parent."
6If somebody is the spitting image of another person, they are extremely ...............
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A "spitting image" of someone is extremely "similar" to that person.
7Diabetes ............... in my family.
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We say that an illness "runs" in a family.
8He is the ............... of his family; while his siblings are educated and employed, he didn't even finish high school.
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The unusual or disapproved family member is the "black sheep."
9Her parents are doctors, and she has always wanted to ...............
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To do the same kind of work as your parents is to "follow in their footsteps."
10After her husband's untimely death, she worked three jobs to bring home ...............
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To earn money for the family is to bring home "the bacon."
11I never thought my own ............... would cheat me.
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Your close relatives can be called your "flesh and blood."
12There is a lot of ............... between the siblings.
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Conflict or resentment between people is "bad blood."
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- What does the expression “blood is thicker than water” mean? — Family relationships are stronger than other relationships.
- If you come from a close-knit family, you are very close to your relatives.
- She and her sister are cut from the same cloth; they have the same likes and dislikes.
- My son shares his dad’s passion for racing; he is a chip off the old block.
- What does the expression “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” mean? — A child is very similar to their parent.
- If somebody is the spitting image of another person, they are extremely similar.
- Diabetes runs in my family.
- He is the black sheep of his family; while his siblings are educated and employed, he didn’t even finish high school.
- Her parents are doctors, and she has always wanted to follow in their footsteps.
- After her husband’s untimely death, she worked three jobs to bring home the bacon.
- I never thought my own flesh and blood would cheat me.
- There is a lot of bad blood between the siblings.