thick and thin
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It needed supporters who cheered for their team through thick and thin, not curious, casual fans who came out to see whatever big-name player was passing through town but never came back.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
"Supporting them and letting them know that I will be there for them through thick and thin is very, very important, and Ben Duckett knows that."
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
“They’ve stuck with the Venezuelan market through thick and thin, and endured a lot of adverse conditions, a lot of headwinds,” said Clay Seigel, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
I guarantee that the ever-growing, multi-partisan, pro-democracy army keeps working through thick and thin.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024
I have been through thick and thin with Walter.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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