My friend
Meaning
My friend is a phrase to refer to someone the speaker has a friendly relationship with. It can also address a person directly, to show warmth, solidarity, or mild formality. Tone can be sincere or ironic depending on context.
Synonyms
Examples
The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so... yeah.'
He is my friend that helps me, and not he that pities me.
He is my friend who grinds at my mill.
I would rather have a dog my friend than enemy.