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Noun: fair-weather friend
  1. (informal) someone who is friendly and helpful only when it is advantageous or easy

Derived forms: fair-weather friends

Type of: china [Brit, informal], friend, mate [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Fair-weather friend

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