fair weather friend

Speech parts

1. fair weather friend - Noun

2. fair weather friend - Phrase

Meaning

fair weather friend (plural fair weather friends)

Alternative form of fair-weather friend.

fair-weather friend (plural fair-weather friends)

(idiomatic) One who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so. [from early 18th c.]

Coordinate term: all-weather friend

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

fair-weather friend

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