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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By Wim’s side through thick and thin is his best friend, Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), a blue elephant boy with a stubby trunk, wispy hair that looks like raspberry cotton candy, and ears that droop down over his shoulders. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024 Thank you for being by my side through thick and thin. —

Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 Featured in this article Outside of family, our besties are some of the longest-standing relationships in our lives, and who deserves a present more than someone who’s been by your side through thick and thin? —

Malia Griggs, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024 Sadie the Labrador retriever had been with Sophie Linnea through thick and thin. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for through thick and thin

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