blood relationships (/relations); bone of one’s bone and flesh of one’s flesh; kith and kin; one’s own flesh and blood ❍ 萧队长又说，贫雇中农是～，我才敢说话。(周立波《暴风骤雨》453) Team Leader Xiao says all peasants are one family,bones and flesh together.That’s why I’ve my say here. ❍ 王独奈何以谗贼小臣疏骨肉之亲乎？ (司马迁《史记·伍子胥列传》) Don’t let yourself be estranged from your own flesh and blood,sir,by a petty treacherous slanderer.