in weal and woe

From weal (“prosperity; welfare”) + woe (“great distress or sadness; calamity, trouble”). Compare Dutch wel en wee, Swedish väl och ve.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪn ˌwiːl‿n̩ ˈwəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪn ˌwil‿n̩ ˈwoʊ/

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• Rhymes: -əʊ

in weal and woe

1. In both prosperity and adversity; in good times and bad.

   Synonym: for weal or woe

• through thick and thin
• in sickness and in health
• for better or worse
• all-weather friend