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friend

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BOY FRIEND,

FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND,

GIRL FRIEND,

LADY FRIEND,

MAKE FRIENDS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[a friend in need is a friend indeed] A genuine friend on whom one can always depend. - A proverb; often shortened to "a friend in need..." * /When John's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lady friend

[lady friend] {n.} 1. A woman friend. * /His aunt stays with a lady friend in Florida during the winter./ 2. A woman who is the lover of a man. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

girl friend

[girl friend] {n.}, {informal} 1. A female friend or companion. * /Jane is spending the night at her girlfriend's house./ 2. A boy's steady girl; the girl or woman partner […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fair-weather friend

[fair-weather friend] {n.} A person who is a friend only when you are successful. * /Everyone knows that John's only a fair-weather friend./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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