Asked in: SSC MTS 2024
fair weather friends in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC MTS 2024 Idioms & Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives.
Rajiv will understand some day that all his friends are fair weather friends.Answer & explanation
Answer: A) A friend who stays only when times are convenient
Answer: a) A friend who stays only when times are convenient
Explanation:
The idiom "fair weather friends" refers to people who are friends only during good or easy times but abandon you in difficulties (वे लोग जो केवल अच्छे समय में साथ देते हैं).
• It does not mean friends who meet only in pleasant weather literally.
• True friends help in all times, not just fair weather.
• Friends having similar characteristics is unrelated.
So, the correct meaning is a friend who stays only when times are convenient.
fair weather friends – questions
Has fair weather friends been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – fair weather friends has been asked in SSC exams: SSC MTS 2024.