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thick and thin

idiom

Both good and bad times.


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  1. 01

    come thick and fast

    To arrive rapidly in large groups.

  2. 02

    have a thin time of it

    To be in a difficult or precarious situation due to one not having enough money.

  3. 03

    lay it on thick

    To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.

  4. 04

    on thin ice

    Dangerously, hazardously, delicately.

  5. 05

    out of thin air

    From nowhere or nothing; from a non-existent or unknown source.

  6. 06

    skate on thin ice

    To be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.

  7. 07

    spread oneself thin

    To commit oneself to too many projects, so that there is little chance of completing them all satisfactorily.

  8. 08

    thick and threefold

    In quick succession, or in great numbers.

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