through thick and thin

English

Etymology

From thick and thin, meaning: “thick (dense) and thin woodland; all obstacles in a path”.

Adverb

through thick and thin

1. (idiomatic) Through all (especially grim, rough and difficult) conditions; in all weathers.
   • 2025 June 22, Luke Broadwater, “Trump Picks a Side on Entering the War in Iran, for Now”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Mr. Trump’s followers have supported him through thick and thin, and political reaction so far has been dividing more along partisan than ideological lines.

Translations

through all (difficult) conditions

• Afrikaans: deur dik en dun
• Dutch: door dik en dun
• German: durch dick und dünn
• Hungarian: jóban-rosszban
• Icelandic: í gegnum súrt og sætt
• Irish: mín agus garbh
• Swedish: i vått och torrt, i regn och rusk, i ur och skur (sv)

Further reading

• “through thick and thin”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.