blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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blow away »
To cause to go away by blowing.
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blow off »
To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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blow over »
To blow on something causing it to topple.
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blow over »
To pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.
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blow this pop stand »
To exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment.
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blue moon »
The moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.
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blue note »
Notes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.
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bone of contention »
Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.
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boot camp »
A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
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boot camp »
Any short, intensive course of training.
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boot camp »
Indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for recruits in the Navy and Marine Corps.
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booze can »
A nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth »
Note. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.
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box on the ear »
Administered on the victim's ear, usually by an educator, to enforce attention.
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