Thin edge of the wedge

Having bad luck; receiving bad news.

Marsha: I just found out my hamster got tetanus when he scratched himself on a rock!

Georgette: That's the thin edge of the wedge, man.

by annanonymous June 14, 2009

Thin Ice

To be hanging by a thread. Close to pushing something over the edge.

Adrian: "Hey Chris you are on thin ice so I think you should shut up"

by adrian. November 12, 2010

pulled out of thin air

A descriptive tool used to describe how easy or thoughtlessly a thought or item is brought to existence

It was pulled out of thin air. What? My Wonder and the rabbit out of the hat.

by dragonboy8586 September 10, 2020

thick and thin

Helping someone through thick and thin is helping them through the good and bad in life. Although no one is entirely sure which one is the bad and which one is the good out of thick and thin

Mary- We've been through thick and thin together and we're still going strong

John- Wow, that's great!

by AmyDrewlol October 6, 2013

Very Thin Ice

What we'll be on if the polar ice caps keep melting, or if Katie Couric doesn't stop screening T-Pain's calls.

Those geese are on Very Thin Ice.

by Finjy March 22, 2010

paper thin

Refers to the thickness of a wall and how easily sound travels through it.

Watch what you say, the walls are paper thin.

by Shadic6 October 27, 2014

Thin Lizzy

Backround: Crumlin

The best band to come out of ireland and possibly in the world.
They harmonised guitars better than any double guitar band you can name
Singer/bassist: Phil Lynott
drummer: Brian Downey
Guitarist: Formerly Eric Bell
Guitarists: (After bell left) Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson

"We are chosen, We are one, We are fighting": "Holy War"

"No flag No uniform, Ever stopped a bullet from a gun": "out in the fields"

by Peter a.k.a. Phil_Lynott (on most websites) April 17, 2004