Смысл: backfriend

backfriend[ʹbækfrend]
n
<Í> 1. друг-покровитель
2. арх. мнимый друг; тайный враг

I was up all night with a sick friend Идиома

fair-weather friend

a person who is a friend only when one is successful He is a fair-weather friend only and you can

fast friends

close friends, permanent friends Sue and I became fast friends when we were in Grade 4.

friends with

a friend of, a good friend """Are you friends with Carla?"" ""Yes. She's my best friend."""

make friends

act in a friendly way, become a friend of Sally makes friends easily. People seem to like her.

user friendly

easy to learn or use, easy to operate Cars with automatic transmission are user friendly - easy to drive.

make friends with

become friendly with与…交友
Within two days she made friends with everybody on the boat．两天之内她便同船上的每个人交了朋友。
Chuck's made friends with several people at work．查克跟好几个一同工作的人交上朋友。

strike up a friendship

Idiom(s): strike up a friendship

Theme: FRIENDS

to become friends (with someone).
• I struck up a friendship with John while we were on a business trip together.
• If you're lonely, you should go out and try to strike up a friendship with someone you like.

friend or foe

Idiom(s): friend or foe

Theme: ENMITY

a friend or an enemy. (Fixed order.)
• I can't tell whether Jim is friend or foe.
• "Who goes there? Friend or foe?" asked the sentry.

A friend in need is a friend indeed

Idiom(s): A friend in need is a friend indeed

Theme: FRIENDS

A proverb meaning that a true friend is a person who will help you when you really need someone.
• When Bill helped me with geometry, I really learned the meaning of "A friend in need is a friend indeed."
• "A friend in need is a friend indeed" sounds silly until you need someone very badly.

An empty purse frightens away friends.

When one's financial situation deteriorates, friends tend to disappear.

I was up all night with a ailing friend.

an unlikely, but accepted alibi for not actuality area one was declared to be the night before. Bill: Area in the apple were you aftermost night? Mary: Well, I was up all night with a ailing friend. Mr. Franklin said rather sheepishly, "Would you accept I was up with a ailing friend?"Learn more: all, friend, night, sick, up

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