through and through

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Englisch - Englisch
Completely; entirely; fundamentally

Thus, sitting where I was, I lit my candle once more, and then clambered across that great coffin which, for two hours or more, had been a mid-wall of partition between me and danger. But to get out of the niche was harder than to get in; for now that I had a candle to light me, I saw that the coffin, though sound enough to outer view, was wormed through and through, and little better than a rotten shell. So it was that I had some ado to get over it, not daring either to kneel upon it or to bring much weight to bear with my hand, lest it should go through.

throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"
completely, thoroughly, absolutely
through thick and thin
(deyim) Through good times and bad times

1. We've been together through thick and thin, and we won't desert each other now. 2. Over the years, we went through thick and thin and enjoyed every minute of it.

through trial and error
(learning) by trying and making mistakes
drive a coach and four through
there is enough room
go through fire and water
go through difficult and dangerous situations
through thick and thin
in good times and in bad times, in all situations
wet through and through
soaked, saturated
through and through

    Türkische aussprache

    thru ınd thru

    Aussprache

    /ˈᴛʜro͞o ənd ˈᴛʜro͞o/ /ˈθruː ənd ˈθruː/

    Etymologie

    [ 'thrü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English thurh, thruh, through, from Old English thurh; akin to Old High German durh through, Latin trans across, beyond, Sanskrit tarati he crosses over.
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