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feast or famine |
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*(either) feast or famine Fig. either too much (of something) or not enough (of something). (*Typically: be ~; have ~.) This month is very dry, and last month it rained almost every day. Our weather is either feast or famine. Sometimes we are busy, and sometimes we have nothing to do. It's feast or famine. See also: feast feast or famine something that you say which means that you either have too much of something or you have too little It's either feast or famine on television; last week there was nothing I wanted to see and this week there are three good films on at the same time. See also: feast (either) feast or famine either too much or too little of something It's feast or famine - last week I had no work, and now I am too busy! Usage notes: often used in the form it's (either) feast or famine, as in the example See also: feast How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It has been either feast or famine for him in the Lakers' past three games, scoring 19 points Friday against Toronto after making 1 of 9shots the night before in his return to Detroit. It's either feast or famine for the fragile Canadian feature-film industry. The fourth quarter of 2003 continued to be feast or famine for the assisted living industry, according to the newest Key Financial Indicators[TM] report from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industries. |
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