flesh

flesh and blood used to refer to a person's physical body and their needs and frailties, often as opposed to their mind or soul.

2010The Hindu Literary Review A touch of meanness would go a long way in redeeming him from being a victim to a flesh and blood character we can empathise with.

your (own) flesh and blood near relatives; close family.

go the way of all flesh die or come to an end.

☞ In the Authorized Version of the Bible all flesh is used to refer to all human and animal life.

in the flesh in person rather than via a telephone, film, article, etc.

make someone's flesh creep (or crawl) cause someone to feel fear, horror, or disgust.

press (the) flesh: seepress.

put flesh on (the bones of) something add more details to something which exists only in a draft or outline form.

a thorn in someone's flesh: see a thorn in someone's side atthorn.

the world, the flesh, and the devil: seeworld.

your pound of flesh: seepound.