krew nie woda

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “blood is not water”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛf ɲɛ‿ˈvɔ.da/
  • Syllabification: krew nie‿wo‧da

Phrase

krew nie woda

  1. (idiomatic) used when someone's behaviour indicates their lively temperament or traits inherited from their ancestors; blood is thicker than water

Further reading

  • krew nie woda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krew nie woda in the Korpus Języka Polskiego PWN [PWN Corpus of the Polish Language]
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