Through and through
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span>?</p><p><span word="Joking">Joking</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>”. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="embodying">embodying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="entirety">entirety</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Idioms">Idioms</span>, <span word="explains">explains</span> “<span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>” <span word="thus">thus</span>:</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span>, <span word="throughout">throughout</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="penetration">penetration</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="figurative">figurative</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1410.”</p><p><span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simplest">simplest</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> “<span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>” (<span word="and">and</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="effortlessly">effortlessly</span>).</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="ado">ado</span>, <span word="read">read</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> (<span word="Toronto">Toronto</span> <span word="Star">Star</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 3, 2009): <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span>, 83: ‘<span word="A">A</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>’.</p><p>2. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> (<span word="Dailymail">Dailymail</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>, <span word="August">August</span> 11, 2008): <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>.</p>
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