through and through

fino in fondo, completamente

Del tutto, in ogni aspetto del carattere o in ogni parte di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: completely, entirely, to the core

Contrari: partly

Espressioni comuni: honest through and through, through and through professional, rotten through and through

ferita trapassante

Ferita causata da un proiettile che entra nel corpo ed esce dall’altra parte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: through-and-through wound

Espressioni comuni: a through and through, through and through wound