through and through
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"I had no plans on playing football. I was a soccer player through and through," Little tells BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
He is United through and through, so will know the task in hand and will not be afraid to make hard decisions.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
But the way Stoppard incorporates mathematical concepts as rarefied as fractal geometry to explore concepts of order and chaos as the characters hypothesize on the patterns of time is Stoppardian through and through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
And Susan Collins is a Republican, through and through.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2025
But he was still a cop through and through, and the strict expectations he had at work for his officers were the same ones he had for his children at home.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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