when you say that sb is flesh and blood , you mean that they are a normal human with needs, emotions and weaknesses :
Listening to the cries was more than flesh and blood could stand.
when you say that sb is flesh and blood , you mean that they are a normal human with needs, emotions and weaknesses :
Listening to the cries was more than flesh and blood could stand.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005