through and through

In every part or aspect, throughout. For example, I was wet through and through, or He was a success through and through. This idiom originally was used to indicate literally penetration, as by a sword. The figurative usage was first recorded in 1410.

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"He was very much 'I am a mountain biker through and through. You are not going to get me on the track, it's boring'."

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"He had a really good temperament, showed respect to everyone, trained properly and was Villa through and through."

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Compton was home, through and through, he used to tell his mother.

“I’ve modeled my game after him, through and through. If I can be as anything like him as a player, I’m honored.”

"When the groups were drawn, that's the first question I asked her - who will she be supporting? She's Wales through and through."

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