Don ' t rely on him help you through difficulty , he only spare your ease , he is a fair - weather friend
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But these sunni tribesmen are at best fair - weather friends who do not trust and are not trusted by the government in baghdad
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I cannot believe that john was a fair - weather friend of mine , because he has promised to help me whenever necessary
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Sally is a typical fair - weather friend : she ' s very pally when i have plenty of money but doesn ' t want to know me when i haven ' t
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Attracting foreign expertise will certainly help , but i am not sure about attracting foreign savings , particularly when we cannot always comfortably expect foreign savings to behave other than as fair - weather friends