fair-weather friendship
nounUK /ˌfeə ˈweðə ˈfrendʃɪp/
US /ˌfer ˈweðər ˈfrendʃɪp/
A friendship that only works when things are easy and fun.
Their fair-weather friendship fell apart as soon as she needed real help.
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2. A bond kept only for good times, not hard times.
He showed it was a fair-weather friendship when he stopped calling after my accident.
3. A relationship that lasts only while it benefits one person.
Her fair-weather friendship ended when she could no longer borrow money from him.
4. A shallow connection that disappears at the first sign of trouble.
Moving away revealed the fair-weather friendship for what it was.