water is thicker than blood 

- uselly we said "Blood is thicker than water" which mean's

.People who are related have stronger obligations to each other than to people outside the family
but "water is thicker than blood" is to say the opposite -

people outside the family have stronger obligations to each other than to people who are related

Sister: She's not your mother, Liam
Dad: Water is thicker than blood these days

water is thicker than blood by shameless subtitelor December 28, 2016

Blood is thicker than water 

The ties that bind are stronger when it comes to family than people outside the family (e.g., friends, colleagues, strangers, etc.).
Blood = family (though not necessarily related by blood, such as husband and wife)
Water = non-family

1) "Don't trust anyone outside the family. Blood is thicker than water. Never forget that."

2) A man wakes up from a coma to find all of his family around him. Man: "Where are all my friends? They said they would be there for me no matter what!"
Nurse: "I suppose it's true what they say: blood is thicker than water."

3) "Why did this man's friends show up to his funeral, yet none of his family did?"
"Well... I guess water is thicker than blood!" (the opposite can also be used for dramatic effect)

Blood is thicker than water by Skeptikai March 23, 2013

Blood is thicker than water 

Original quote: "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb"
Original meaning: Today it means basically ,"family over everything and everyone". Originally it meant the opposite "the bond you have with true friends is stronger than any family relation.

Original: I will have a stronger bond with the men and women I served with at war than I could have with any family member . The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.

Today: blah blah family is all we have. Ya know blood is thicker than water.

Blood is thicker than water by #and August 5, 2016

blood is thicker than water 

it's suppose to mean family before anything else; however many people say the phrase and don't really mean it since they would pick their friends over their sister/brother or cousins.

person 1: hey cuz wanna go to the movies?

person 2: um........ u gon on without me i wanna chill with my friends

second example

person 1: hey cuz i really don't like one of your freinds, she was being a bitch

person 2: omg how could u say that about my friend, she is such a goood person, u probaly pissed her off or something.

blood is thicker than water by ********************* April 1, 2005