through and through
Completely; entirely; whole-heartedly.
Bob was a ball player through and through.
Mary was hurt through and through by Betty's remarks.
through street
A street on which cars can move without stopping at intersections, but cars on streets crossing it have to stop at the intersection.
You have to be especially careful crossing a through street.
Mr. Jones stopped his car when he came to the through street. He waited until there were no cars on it, and drove across it.
A street that is open to other streets at both ends; a street that has a passage through it, so that it is not necessary to come back to get out of it.
We thought we could get through to Main St. by going up a side street but there was a sign that said "Not a through street."
through the mill
Experienced.
You could tell immediately that the new employee had been through the mill.
Through real experience of the difficulties of a certain way of life.
Poor Jerry has had three operations in one year, and now he's back in the hospital. He's realty gone through the mill.
through thick and thin
Through all difficulties and troubles; through good times and bad times.
The friends were faithful through thick and thin.
George stayed in college through thick and thin, because he wanted an education.
through train
A direct train that doesn't necessitate any changes.
We'll take the through train from Chicago to New York because it's the most convenient.
thumb through
To examine superficially; read cursorily.
I have read "War and Peace" but Fran has only thumbed through it.
wade through
To read through something long and laborious.
It took John six months to wade through Tolstoy's War and Peace in the original Russian.
wear down
wear off
wear away
wear through
To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather.
Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone.
The eraser has worn off my pencil.
The grass has worn away from the path near the house.
If you drag your feet while you walk, you’ll wear down your shoes quickly.
The pounding of ocean waves against the coast gradually wears it away.
Johnny has worn through the seat of his pants.
To lessen; become less little by little.
The people went home as the excitement of the fire wore off.
John could feel the pain again as the dentist's medicine wore away.
My headache isn’t serious. It will wear off after an hour or so.
The effect of the painkilling drug didn’t wear off for several hours.
To exhaust; tire out, win over or persuade by making tired.
Mary wore her mother down by begging so that she let Mary go to the movies.