friend (redirected from friendlessness)

a fair-weather friend

someone who is only your friend when you are happy and successful. I had a lot of money and I knew a lot of people, but most of them turned out to be fair-weather friends.

A friend in need (is a friend indeed).

something that you say which means that someone who gives you help when you need it is a really good friend. She looked after my dogs while I was in hospital. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

See also: need

have friends in high places

to know important people who can help you get what you want. He has plenty of friends in high places willing to support his political career.

See also: high, place

man's best friend

a dog. A study of man's best friend shows that the relationship between humans and dogs started 100,000 years ago.

See also: best

With friends like that, who needs enemies? (humorous)

something that you say when someone you thought was your friend treats you in an unpleasant way. He told my girlfriend I was boring. With friends like that, who needs enemies!

See also: enemy, like, needs, who

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friends in high places

important people whom you can ask for support and help in getting what you want. If you want to get to see the mayor, it helps to have friends in high places.

See also: high, place