thick and thin
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You have been there through thick and thin!
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Employment there tends to grow through thick and thin, in part because of the growing needs of an aging population.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
“Through thick and thin we have continually found our way back to each other and have chosen one another. Cheers to us, I love you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
I guarantee that the ever-growing, multi-partisan, pro-democracy army keeps working through thick and thin.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024
Even if it was 30 miles from the village, I’d go on my own, through thick and thin, through the forest and deserts.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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