This month is very dry, and last month it rained almost every day. Our weather is either feast or famine.
•Sometimes we are busy, and sometimes we have nothing to do. It's feast or famine.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
either feast or famine — (either) feast or famine either too much or too little of something. It s feast or famine last week I had no work, and now I am too busy! Usage notes: often used in the form it s (either) feast or famine, as in the example … New idioms dictionary
feast or famine — (either) feast or famine either too much or too little of something. It s feast or famine last week I had no work, and now I am too busy! Usage notes: often used in the form it s (either) feast or famine, as in the example … New idioms dictionary
feast or famine — something that you say which means that you either have too much of something or you have too little. It s either feast or famine on television; last week there was nothing I wanted to see and this week there are three good films on at the same… … New idioms dictionary
feast or famine — phrase a situation in which there is either far too much of something or not nearly enough of it Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym Main entry: feast * * * either too much of something or too little … Useful english dictionary
feast or famine — we either have too little or too much, boom or bust When we were in business we d have years of profit followed by years of loss. It was feast or famine … English idioms
feast or famine — noun A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply … Wiktionary
feast or famine — a situation in which there is either far too much of something or not nearly enough of it … English dictionary
feast — feast1 [ fist ] noun count 1. ) a large meal a ) a large meal for a lot of people, usually in order to celebrate something b ) a large amount of a particular food that you enjoy eating: a feast of wild raspberries 2. ) a large number of good,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
either\ a\ feast\ or\ a\ famine — • feast or a famine • either a feast or a famine n. phr. Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. In this business it s either a feast or a famine. He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him … Словарь американских идиом
feast\ or\ a\ famine — • feast or a famine • either a feast or a famine n. phr. Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. In this business it s either a feast or a famine. He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him … Словарь американских идиом
feast or a famine — {n. phr.} Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. * /In this business it s either a feast or a famine./ * /He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
