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Idiom

thick and thin

Meaning

Both good and bad times.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“True friends stay together through thick and thin.”

“They have been married for forty years and have supported each other through thick and thin.”

“Despite the company facing bankruptcy and constant public criticism, the loyal employees stood by their leader through thick and thin.”

Examples

simple

“True friends stay together through thick and thin.”

contextual

“They have been married for forty years and have supported each other through thick and thin.”

complex

“Despite the company facing bankruptcy and constant public criticism, the loyal employees stood by their leader through thick and thin.”

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