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I can find no reputable sources substantiating the phrase "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb" as the root of "blood is thicker than water". Jbeldock mentioned an article that references the Troy Book (c. 1420), but the reproduction I found here doesn't seem to mention anything remotely like "blood is thicker than ...
Blood is thicker than water. > The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. [UNKNOWN, this has been asked here already, but no answers were accepted] Jack of all trades, master of none. > Jack of all trades, master of none, but better than a master of one. Great minds think alike. > Great minds think alike, but fools rarely ...
Sep 25, 2018 · "Blood is thicker than water" is possibly the most misapplied adages; the full version is "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb," which has a completely opposite meaning to the shortened version. –
Mar 28, 2016 · 5. I'm looking for an idiom or expression that relates to someone who is promoted to get them out of a department because they can't be fired due to politics, possibly nepotism. The promotion is not because they were particularly good at something, but because people wanted to be rid of them, but possibly due to family ties or political ...
Dec 27, 2020 · A hotter liquid is less viscous aka runnier aka thinner. In bygone naive/folk biology/logic the person acclimatized to heat has thinner blood that is not appropriate for being in the cold so they'd be cold. Blood is thicker than water--it metaphorically sticks people together. Molasses in January. –
Jul 13, 2014 · In modern society, the proverb "blood is thicker than water" is used to imply that family ties (blood) are always more important (thicker) than the ties you make among friends (water). It generally means that the bonds of family and common ancestry are stronger than the bonds between unrelated people (such as friendship).
Dec 11, 2016 · I feel I should comment that the "blood of the covenant" quote is a modern invention, and much newer than the shorter "blood is thicker than water" with apparently opposite meaning. It's become popular to claim the longer version is the "original" but there are no scholarly sources to support this assertion. –
Jun 12, 2013 · The idea of getting water from a stone is an unreasonable idea. I think the meaning behind this verse is that it is such a tremendous feat, and yet God could accomplish it with a single strike. This may not be exactly the meaning you were looking for, but nobody else mentioned it, and I do believe it is supporting evidence of the phrases true meaning.
Jan 18, 2020 · "splatter" though usually one thinks of thicker fluids than water; "pelt" as one could throw multiple small objects into the water; "skip" as with a flat rock skimming the surface more than once when thrown nearly parallel with the water surface; "pour" - I suppose you could pour sand, salt, or a collection of pebbles etc. into water;
Apr 4, 2019 · Let’s go into the kitchen. I’ve made a special champagne punch, Aggie. It’s a real knicker rotter. This is a scene set at a party. I am not aware that "knicker rotter" is standard slang. (An online search seems to produce only references to the novel or people asking about it.) The implication is that the punch is very strong.
