口語課堂第44期:有身居高位的朋友

fair-weather
(of people 人) behaving in a particular way or doing a particular activity only when it is pleasant for them 同甘不共苦的;順境中的 adjective only before noun disapproving

a fair-weather friend(= somebody who stops being a friend when you are in trouble) 不能共患難的朋友

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have(got) friends in high places:有身居高位的朋友 to know important people with power and influence who can help you

Ask Bob to help with the campaign. he's got friends in high places.
讓鮑勃在幫助進行這次運動吧,他在上層有些朋友.

He never did anything special in his life, but he had friends in high places.
他一輩子從未做過什麼特別的事,但他有一些位高權重的朋友.

what's sth between friends?
used for refusing an offer by a friend to pay you ffor sth because the amount is small (區區小錢)朋友之間計較什麼

'I owe you 50p for that coffee.'
'don't be silly, Steve, what's 50p between friends.'

"我欠你50便士的咖啡錢."
"說到哪裏去了,史蒂夫,咱倆是朋友,50便士算什麼?"