through thick and thin

idiom

: through many difficult times over a long period
She stood by me through thick and thin.

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But McLaurin, a third-round pick by Washington out of Ohio State in 2019, has been through thick and thin with the franchise, as Orlovsky alluded to. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Last week, Ferrari’s share price dived 12% after a suspicion that its golden record through thick and thin might have come to an end. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Tiger Woods is not just praised for his golfing legacy but for being a father who has supported his children through thick and thin. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025 The Chrisley family are ride or die through thick and thin — except in cases of extreme cringe apparently. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for through thick and thin

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“Through thick and thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through%20thick%20and%20thin. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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