through thick and thin

through thick and thin
through thick and thin
Cliché through good times and bad times. •

We've been together through thick and thin, and we won't desert each other now.

Over the years, we went through thick and thin and enjoyed every minute of it.

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{adv. phr.} Through all difficulties and troubles; through good times and bad times. * /The friends were faithful through thick and thin./ * /George stayed in college through thick and thin, because he wanted an education./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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