thick and thin
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“China has always stood in solidarity through thick and thin with the Global South, including Latin America and the Caribbean,” said the 6,700-word policy paper, China’s first on the region in almost a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
With a knife I spread it thick and thin as I went, saving the saturated center for last.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025
“Through thick and thin we have continually found our way back to each other and have chosen one another. Cheers to us, I love you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
Actress Helen Worth has stuck with the character through thick and thin since 1974, and fans have seen Gail weather many domestic dramas, romances, bust-ups and even prison.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024
Books on the TV set and in the closet, small piles of books, tall piles of books, books thick and thin, books old and new.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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