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through thick and thin en · ADV

Etymology

From thick and thin, meaning: “thick (dense) and thin woodland; all obstacles in a path”.

Meanings

  1. (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)