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View synonyms for through thick and thin
through thick and thin
- To stay with someone or something “through thick and thin” is to persevere through good times as well as bad: “She stood beside her friend through thick and thin.”
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Despite all obstacles or adversities, as in She promised to stand by him through thick and thin . This term alludes to penetrating a forest with both thick and sparse undergrowth. Today it is nearly always used with the idea of supporting something or someone in all circumstances, as in the example. [Late 1300s]Advertisement
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