Relationships: ups and downs Flashcards
casual acquaintences
people you know, but not very well
loyalty
support in good and bad times
behind their backs
when they are not there
supportive
always supporting you
unsupportive, critical
not supporting you
two-faces towards me
insincere; pleasant with someone and then unpleasant about them behind their backs
allies
countries or people who join together to fight for a common cause
business partners
people who own a business together
bitter/arch rivals
people in competition with each other in a negative, agressive way
sworn enemies
people who will always hate each other
disloyal to
failing to be loyal to a person, country, or organization to which one has obligations.
dishonest with
not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief
distant towards
not friendly, cold
scrupulously honest
in a way that is careful to do the morally right thing
complete and unswerving loyalty
unswerving person or thing never turns aside
staunchest ally
always loyal in supporting a person, organization, or set of beliefs or opinions:
deeply critical of
to criticize, inclined to look for and point out faults and defects
break down
collapse
genuine misunderstandings
not understanding something correctly
to develop a rift
serious disagreement that divides people
discord
disagreement and discontent
don’t see eye to eye
have different opinion
been on bad terms
have a poor relationship
turned sour
become bad
split up
separate
has had its ups and downs
had good and bad times
bumpy relationship
up and down like a car on a road with bumps
broken home
family split up by divorce
family feud
quarrel in a family causing a bad feeling for many years
