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"Our family had to pull through thick and thin." The sentence means:

AOur family has a lot of relatives.

BOur family has a lot of wealth.

COur family survived both in good and bad times.

DNone of the above

Answer:

C. Our family survived both in good and bad times.

Read Explanation:

The sentence "Our family had to pull through thick and thin" is an idiomatic expression that means:

To survive or manage despite difficulties or hardships

The phrase "through thick and thin" is an idiom that refers to going through both good times (thick) and bad times (thin).


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