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through and through

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌθruː ən ˈθruː/

through and through means: Completely, in every part of your character or throughout something.

adverb

COMPLETELYC1

Completely, in every part of your character or throughout something.

  • She is kind through and through.
  • He remained a teacher through and through after retiring.
  • The old beam was rotten through and through.

Similar words: completely, entirely, to the core

Opposites: partly

Common phrases: honest through and through, through and through professional, rotten through and through

noun

PASSING BULLET WOUNDC2

A wound caused by a bullet that enters the body and comes out on the other side.

  • The wound was a through and through.
  • The surgeon treated a through and through in his shoulder.
  • An exit hole showed that it was a through and through.

Similar words: through-and-through wound

Common phrases: a through and through, through and through wound

Questions about through and through

What does through and through mean?

Completely, in every part of your character or throughout something.

What is through and through in other languages?

Türkçe: tamamen · Español: por completo · Français: de part en part · Deutsch: durch und durch · Italiano: fino in fondo · 日本語: 徹底的に

How do you pronounce through and through?

It is pronounced /ˌθruː ən ˈθruː/.

How do you use through and through in a sentence?

She is kind through and through. He remained a teacher through and through after retiring.

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