English / idiom
Fair-Weather Friend
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A person who is only friendly when circumstances are easy and abandons you in times of difficulty.
In context
01
As soon as he fell into heavy debt, his fair-weather friends stopped answering his phone calls.
02
Poverty quickly reveals who your real supporters are and who was merely a fair-weather friend.
Synonyms
unreliable friend,opportunistic companion,disloyal associate
Antonyms
loyal friend,true companion,steadfast ally
Collocations
beware of fair-weather friends,prove to be a fair-weather friend,abandoned by fair-weather friends