blood

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [U] the red liquid that flows through the bodies of humans and animals: He lost a lot of blood in the accident. * Blood was pouring out of a cut on her head. * to give blood (= to have blood taken from you so that it can be used in the medical treatment of other people) * to draw blood (= to make a person bleed) * a blood cell / sample * the blood supply to the brain * dried blood 2 (-blooded) (in adjectives) having the type of blood mentioned: cold-blooded reptiles seealsoBLUE-BLOODED, HOT-BLOODED, RED-BLOODED 3 [U] (formal) family origins: She is of noble blood. * There is some Polish blood on his father's side. 4 [C] (old-fashioned, BrE) a rich and fashionable man: a young blood IDIOMS bad blood (between A and B) (old-fashioned) feelings of hatred or strong dislike be after / out for sb's blood (informal, often humorous) to be angry with sb and want to hurt or punish them be / run in your blood to be a natural part of your character and of the character of other members of your family blood is thicker than water (saying) family relationships are stronger than any others sb's blood is up (BrE) somebody is very angry and ready to argue or fight blood, sweat and tears very hard work; a lot of effort: The only way to succeed is through old-fashioned blood, sweat and tears. have sb's blood on your hands to be responsible for sb's death: a dictator with the blood of thousands on his hands like getting blood out of / from a stone almost impossible to obtain: Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone. make sb's blood boil to make sb extremely angry: The way he treats his employees really makes my blood boil. make sb's blood run cold to make sb very frightened or fill them with horror: The sound of laughter in the empty house made my blood run cold. new / fresh blood new members or employees, especially young ones, with new ideas, skills or ways of doing things: This company badly needs to bring in some new blood. moreatCOLDadj., FLESHn., FREEZEv., SPILLv., SPITv., STIRv., SWEATv. verb [VN] (especially BrE) to give sb their first experience of an activity