fair-weather friend

[a friend in need is a friend indeed] A genuine friend on whom one can always depend. - A proverb; often shortened to "a friend in need..." * /When John's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stab in the back

[stab in the back] (2) {n. phr.}, {slang} An act or a lie that hurts a friend or trusting person; a promise not kept, especially to a friend. * /John […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put about

[put about] {v. phr.} - Nautical usage. To turn in the opposite direction; turn around. * /When we saw the storm clouds […]

лиха беда начало

[лиха беда начало] {proverb} [li`kha be`da na`chalo] ~the first step is the hardest {literally} Beginning is […]

Samuel Butler

Habitual teetotalers. There should be asylums for such people. But they would probably relapse into teetotalism as soon as they […]

on one's hands

[on one's hands] or In your care or responsibility; that you must do something about. * /Mrs. Blake left her five children […]