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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Thick and thin

Are "thick" and "thin" nouns in the idiom "trough thick and thin"?z
  

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No, in this case, "thick" and "thin" are adjectives without a stated noun to modify. " In both these paraphrases, the noun being modified is added for clarity.

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  • No, in this case, "thick" and "thin" are adjectives without a stated noun to modify.
  • " In both these paraphrases, the noun being modified is added for clarity.
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No, in this case, "thick" and "thin" are adjectives without a stated noun to modify. A common way to explain the phrase "through thick and thin" is "in good times and bad times." Or "through hard times and easy times." In both these paraphrases, the noun being modified is added for clarity.
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Thank you for the reply.

So, adjectives are objects of the preposition in "through thick and thin", aren't they?
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Anonymousadjectives are objects of the preposition in "through thick and thin", aren't they?
Yes, but I would call them pronomials, since they stand for the elided nouns.
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