a fair-weather friend
/ə ˌfeəweðə ˈfrend/NEUTRAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «kaibigan sa magandang panahon»
Kahulugan
someone who is loyal only when things are going well
Taong tapat lamang kapag maganda ang takbo ng mga bagay.
Mga halimbawa
- 1When I lost my job, I soon found out that Jake was a fair-weather friend.
- 2Everyone has a fair-weather friend or two: great fun at parties, nowhere to be seen on moving day.
- 3Jo was great company on holiday, but she vanished when I failed my exams — a fair-weather friend, really.
- 4Are you sure Chloe will help with the move, or is she a fair-weather friend?
- 5Only two teammates visited me after the operation, and I realised the captain was a fair-weather friend.
Grammar
Countable noun ito: a fair-weather friend, at sa plural ay fair-weather friends. Nananatili ang hyphen sa fair-weather.
Iba pang idiom tungkol sa panahon
Lahat ng 20 idiom at ang quiz ng paksa →in the cold light of daysa bandang huli, kapag mahinahon nang makapag-iisipunder the weatherbahagyang masama ang lagay ng katawanbreak the icetumulong na maging panatag ang mga taong kakakilala pa langa breath of fresh airtao o bagay na bago at nagbibigay-siglathe calm before the stormtahimik na sandali bago ang gulo o matinding kaabalahantake a rain checkmagalang na tumanggi sa paanyaya pero magmungkahi ng ibang araw
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