Idiom
fickle mistress
Meaning
Synonym of cruel mistress.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Success is a fickle mistress.”
“The stock market is a fickle mistress that can ruin your savings overnight.”
“The artist often remarked that inspiration was a fickle mistress, appearing only when he least expected it and vanishing without warning.”
Examples
simple
“Success is a fickle mistress.”
contextual
“The stock market is a fickle mistress that can ruin your savings overnight.”
complex
“The artist often remarked that inspiration was a fickle mistress, appearing only when he least expected it and vanishing without warning.”
Origin
From fickle + mistress.
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