| Blood is thicker than water | Family bond is more important than other relations |
| Follow in your parents' footsteps | Do the same job as your parents |
| Fall out with sb | To argue, quarrel, fight with sb |
| The black sheep of the family | sb who is not approved by other members of the family |
| The spitting image of sb | To look exactly the same as sb |
| Be named after sb | Your name was inspired by an older member of the family |