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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Recessions, while painful in the short term, historically been followed by long stretches of prosperity, so much so that staying invested through thick and thin has nearly always been the way to go.
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John Buckingham, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Bills fans have been there for the team through thick and thin.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
From their on-off beginning to public spats and many, many declarations of profuse love, the two really have been together through thick and thin.
—Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
Di Guglielmo’s fandom goes back decades, stretches across different eras of Magic basketball and hasn’t wavered through thick and thin.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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John Buckingham, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Bills fans have been there for the team through thick and thin.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
From their on-off beginning to public spats and many, many declarations of profuse love, the two really have been together through thick and thin.
—Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
Di Guglielmo’s fandom goes back decades, stretches across different eras of Magic basketball and hasn’t wavered through thick and thin.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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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 25 Mar. 2025.
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