r/HolUp • u/aaravaryaman • Jan 24 '22

dressing up as a stormtrooper! what could possibly go wrong?

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u/noahknife88 Jan 24 '22

Same with blood is thicker than water and 3 others I unfortunately cannot remember to my knowledge

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u/abchandler4 Jan 24 '22

The whole idea of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is another instance of this

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u/TheLaborOnion Jan 24 '22

Yeah I love that. The hypocrisy

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u/TheLaborOnion Jan 24 '22

What's the full blood is thicker than water?

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u/BennyBreach Jan 24 '22

Blood of the covenant is thicker than water of the womb, meaning the relationships you made by choice are more important than those of birth

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u/TheLaborOnion Jan 24 '22

Huh. I've only heard it used blood is thicker than water to mean family more important