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影视英语笔记：Through thick and thin

Devious Maids S03E04 （Time-stamp：05:54）

Through thick and thin：Through all forms of obstacle that are put in one’s way. If you support or stay with someone through thick and thin, you always support or stay with them, even if there are problems or difficulties: （同甘共苦）

E.G.1： Dogs are real friends because they are loyal to you through thick and thin and don’t expect more than food and approval in return.

E.G.2：She promised to stand by him through thick and thin。

Downton Abbey S02E08 （Time-stamp：14:57）

Origian：’Through thick and thin’ is one of the English language’s older expressions and one that has maintained its figurative meaning over many centuries. It is venerable enough to date from the times when England was still a predominantly wooded country, with few roads and where animals grazed on what was known as wood pasture, that is, mixed woodland and grass. The phrase originated as ‘through thicket and thin wood’, which was a straightforward literal description of any determined progress through the ‘thick’ English countryside.