fair weather

fair weather (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of fair-weather.
   • 1970 June 4, Robert Metz, “Market Place”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 1 July 2025:

     Let's hear it for the bulls. Blond, baldish James H. Southard, a 36‐year‐old broker who manages $30‐million for his customers in Atlanta, had been basically bearish for about two years. Now he has on his fair weather gear, saying, “We're already in bull market phase No. 1.”

   • 2011 August 10, Michael White, “Riots and the righteous: now comes the game of blame”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 March 2015:

     The mayor's bumbling charm is a fair weather factor – the economy was still pretty rosy in May 2008 – and looks less appropriate in hard times.

   • 2017 November 9, Katie Walsh, “Review: 'Art Show Bingo' leaves a lot of empty squares”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[3], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 1 July 2025:

     He’s back home, helping his dad run a self-storage business, when his fair weather ex Susan (Lillian Solange Beaudoin) invites him to be part of an art fair.

   • 2025 January 1, “Sadiq Khan blasted for trying to 'score political points' with taxpayer's money after Rishi Sunak and the Tories attacked in New Year's Eve fireworks display”, in Daily Mail‎^[4], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 January 2025:

     After the rain-soaked speech, Mr Sunak later quipped that he was not 'a fair weather politician'