fair-weather loyalty
nounUK /ˌfeə ˈweðə ˈlɔɪəlti/
US /ˌfer ˈweðər ˈlɔɪəlti/
Being a friend only when things are easy and fun.
His fair-weather loyalty showed when he stopped calling after I got sick.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Support that lasts only while someone is successful or useful.
The team's fair-weather loyalty faded after three losses in a row.
3. A pretend kind of faithfulness that disappears when trouble comes.
Fair-weather loyalty is easy to spot when a storm hits.
4. Sticking with someone only for the good times, not the hard ones.
Real friendship is the opposite of fair-weather loyalty.