idiom
feast or famine
FEEST or FAM-in
fiːst ɔːr ˈfæmɪnListen
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Syllable breakdown
feastorfamine
Dictionary meaning
a situation characterised by extreme alternation between abundance and scarcity, with no stable middle ground; used to describe cyclical patterns of excessive plenty followed by severe shortage in work, money, food, or any resource; the phrase captures the precarious nature of economies, careers, or natural systems that swing between surplus and deficit without finding a sustainable equilibrium
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