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a fair-weather friend
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someone who is your friend only when things are going well for you
Disapproving. The opposite idea is 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'.
In context
When my business failed, I learnt who was a real friend and who was just a fair-weather friend.
He turned out to be a fair-weather friend and stopped calling after I lost my job.
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