through and through, common reader

Like all biographers of Johnson, Nokes is appreciatively wary of Bos­well, who after all was a genius at self-­advertisement. Lovers of Johnson can be forgiven for wanting him without Boswell, wherever possible, while knowing most readers will hear of Johnson only through Boswell. I myself qualify as a common reader of Johnson, not a Johnsonian scholar, and Nokes is now part of a select company to whom I am indebted.









through and through

すっかり, 徹底的に, 徹頭徹尾, あらゆる点で


She's a woman through and through.
彼女はまさしく女そのものだ.