feast or famine

noun

A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.

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Meanings

nounfeast or famine (uncountable)

alternative famine or feast

  1. idiomaticuncountableA situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.

Synonyms & antonyms

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famine or feast
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feast or famine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feast%20or%20famine

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“feast or famine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feast%20or%20famine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feast or famine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feast%20or%20famine.

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