flesh and blood

== English == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === flesh and blood (not comparable) Consisting of flesh, blood, and other substances associated with animals or humans. (figurative) Real; substantial. Synonym: flesh and bone === Noun === flesh and blood (uncountable) A human body; a person generally. One's family, or member of one's family. Human nature. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (UK, Ireland, slang, obsolete) A mixture of brandy and port in equal quantities. ==== Synonyms ==== flesh and bone ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== (mixed brandy and port): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary