thick-and-thin
1Thick and thin — means good times and bad times.Thick and thin may refer to:* Thick and Thin , a song by Avenged Sevenfold on Sounding the Seventh Trumpet * Thick N Thin , a song by The Black Crowes on Shake Your Money Maker * Thick Thin , a song by Ten City on… …
2thick and thin — noun Etymology: Middle English thikke and thinne, from thikke, n., thick + and + thinne, n., thin : every difficulty and obstacle : all hindrances and obstructions used especially in the phrase through thick and thin stand by her shoulder to… …
3thick and thin — n. all difficulties through thick and thin (to remain friends through thick and thin) * * * [ all difficulties ] through thick and thin (to remain friends through thick and thin) …
4thick-and-thin — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: thick and thin 1. : having one sheave thicker than the other and taking two ropes of differing size used of a tackle block; compare fiddle block 2. : ready to go through thick and thin : unreservedly or blindly …
5thick and thin — noun Date: 14th century every difficulty and obstacle used especially in the phrase through thick and thin < was loyal through thick and thin > …
6thick and thin — noun Both good and bad times. George Bush stuck with the Iraq war through thick and thin …
7Thick-and-thin block — Thick Thick, n. 1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest. [1913 Webster] In the thick of the dust and smoke. Knolles. [1913 Webster] 2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] Through the thick they heard… …
8Thick and thin libertarianism — Thick and thin are two approaches to libertarianism, with thin libertarianism being understood as a narrowly political doctrine and thick libertarianism as integrated into some broader set of social or cultural values. [… …
9Through thick and thin — Thick Thick, n. 1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest. [1913 Webster] In the thick of the dust and smoke. Knolles. [1913 Webster] 2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] Through the thick they heard… …
10through thick and thin — 1. In spite of all obstacles 2. Without any wavering • • • Main Entry: ↑thick * * * through thick and thin phrase in all situations, especially the most difficult ones My friends have stood by me through thick and thin. Thesaurus: all the time… …
