through thick and thin en · ADV
Etymology
From thick and thin, meaning: “thick (dense) and thin woodland; all obstacles in a path”.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Through all (especially grim, rough and difficult) conditions; in all weathers.
Mr. Trump’s followers have supported him through thick and thin, and political reaction so far has been dividing more along partisan than ideological lines.
2025 June 22, Luke Broadwater, “Trump Picks a Side on Entering the War in Iran, for Now”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Translations (9)
de durch dick und dünn (through all (difficult) conditions) · ga mín agus garbh (through all (difficult) conditions) · hu jóban-rosszban (through all (difficult) conditions) · af deur dik en dun (through all (difficult) conditions) · is í gegnum súrt og sætt (through all (difficult) conditions) · sv i regn och rusk (through all (difficult) conditions) · sv i ur och skur (through all (difficult) conditions) · nl door dik en dun (through all (difficult) conditions) · sv i vått och torrt (through all (difficult) conditions)