Through all conditions, whether easy or arduous; with steadfast, unwavering loyalty.
"True lifelong friends stand by each other through thick and thin."
"She supported her husband through thick and thin during his business struggles."
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Multiple primary words begin with the consonant sound 'T', generating rhythmic oral cadence.
From Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (14th century), describing a traveler journeying through dense thickets ("thick") and open woods ("thin").
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