blood is thicker than

blood is thicker than something

family relationships are stronger and more important than something else We were old friends, but I couldn't side with her against my parents - blood was thicker than friendship to me.

Etymology: based on the saying blood is thicker than water ( family relationships are strongest of all)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Joanne	jo-AN (English), zho-AN (French)	English, French
Kaarle	KAH:R-le	Finnish
Henrik	HEN-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Armenian
Andrzej	AHND-zhay	Polish
Calleigh	KAL-ee	English (Rare)
Gunhild	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish