through thick and thin

Cultural  

1. 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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through thick and thin Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

It needed supporters who cheered for their team through thick and thin, not curious, casual fans who came out to see whatever big-name player was passing through town but never came back.

From Los Angeles Times

"Supporting them and letting them know that I will be there for them through thick and thin is very, very important, and Ben Duckett knows that."

From BBC

“They’ve stuck with the Venezuelan market through thick and thin, and endured a lot of adverse conditions, a lot of headwinds,” said Clay Seigel, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Mom has been there my entire life. She’s always been there through thick and thin,” Woods said last year in accepting the USGA’s Bob Jones Award.

From Los Angeles Times

Travelling hundreds of miles to watch your heroes, supporting them through thick and thin.

From BBC

Related Words

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