offspring or relatives:
one’s own flesh and blood.
the human body or nature:
more than flesh and blood can endure.
Human beings, especially with respect to their failings or weaknesses. For example, I can’t do everything—I’m only flesh and blood. [ c. 1600 ]
one’s own flesh and blood. One’s blood relatives, kin, as in She can’t cut her own flesh and blood out of her will. [ c. 1300 ]
Usage alert While flesh color originally meant the skin tone of white people, that meaning has been criticized as exclusionary and is now considered offensive. In fact, the term is no longer commonly used without qualifying it with a specific hue, such as tan flesh color, peach flesh color, or black flesh color. The word […]
[flesh-er] /ˈflɛʃ ər/ noun 1. a person who fleshes hides. 2. a tool for fleshing hides. /ˈflɛʃə/ noun 1. a person or machine that fleshes hides or skins 2. (Scot) a person who sells meat; butcher
- Flesh flick
Related Terms skin flick verb phrase To punish someone severely; castigate roundly: She’ll skin me alive if I’m late again (1975+)
noun 1. any fly of the family Sarcophagidae, comprising species that deposit their eggs or larvae in carrion or in the flesh of living animals. noun 1. any dipterous fly of the genus Sarcophaga, esp S. carnaria, whose larvae feed on carrion or the tissues of living animals: family Calliphoridae flesh fly n. Any of […]