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through and through

ADVERB
  1. throughout the entire extent
    I'm frozen through
    boards rotten through and through
    knew him through and through
    got soaked through in the rain
    a letter shot through with the writer's personality

How To Use through and through In A Sentence

  • The writer was a cockney through and through, and the story behind his creation is a particularly novel one.
  • At its root, Kingsbury Manx offers pleasant, melodic pop that is polished through and through.
  • There is Samsara, with it's minimalistic yet rich melange of jasmine, sandalwood and vanilla; Songes, shamelessly floral through and through with jasmine, frangipanni and powdery-sweet vanilla foundation; or Ormonde Jayne's airy and light rendition of Frangipanni Absolute. Archive 2008-06-01
  • And, so saying, I merely went from carte to tierce, and as he recovered wildly and parried widely I returned to carte, took the opening, and drove home heart-high and through and through. Chapter 11
  • knew him through and through
  • He was a gentleman through and through, and his behaviour towards her had never been less than proper.
  • I've gotten my feet thoroughly soaked and feel frozen through and through.
  • Now it was, it is clear, that the sword of sorrow pierced her through and through, for the Queen of martyrs was fearfully and mortally wounded in that part which is impassible, that is, in her soul; and she bore the death of the Cross in that which could not die, suffering all the more her grievous inward death, as outward death departed farther from her. Meditations on the Life and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • This little animal is known from start to finish, known inside out, known from head to tail and all stations in between, known through and through ‘O frabjous day!’ THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
  • Iron is said to be a diathermanous body (from dia, through, and thermo, I heat), meaning that it gets heated through and through, and accordingly contains a large quantity of real heat. Literary Blunders; A chapter in the "History of Human Error"
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