| Idiom | Fair-Weather Friend |
|---|---|
| Example | You can't count on Liz to help you when you're in trouble. She's just a fair-weather friend. |
| Meaning | a person who is a faithful friend only when everything is going well but who deserts you in time of difficulty |
| Origin | It's good when the weather is fair and lovely, with blue skies and mild breezes. It's bad when the weather turns foul. Apply the same idea to a friendship and you can see where this idiom came from. A fair-weather (good-time only) friend is the opposite of a friend in need (time of trouble). |
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