Adversity makes strange bedfellows In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Adversity makes strange bedfellows", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Mirabella Luu calendar 2020-12-14 11:12

Meaning of Adversity makes strange bedfellows

Synonyms:

a friend in need is a friend indeed

Adversity makes strange bedfellows proverb

People gradually realize who is their good friends or allies in company with them in times of trouble or in difficult circumstances.

Don't believe Sam, he always tells lies. Adversity makes strange bedfellows, you will know who is your real friend.

He bent over backwards to save me from kidnapper. Eventually, adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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