Toxic Friendship

To have someone's back

to be ready and willing to support, defend, or protect someone, especially in a difficult or vulnerable situation.

Peaks and valleys

the highs and lows, or good and bad times in life.

To get ahead in life

to become successful in your career or life.

To backstab

to betray someone, especially secretly.

To belittle (someone)

to speak about or treat someone (or their achievements) as if they are small, unimportant, or less valuable than they really are.

To put someone down

to make someone feel less capable or inferior; to criticize.

Tricky

complicated or difficult to deal with.

To shoulder stresses

to take on the burden or responsibility of dealing with difficulties or crises life throws at us.

Emotionally available

being open, ready, and willing to share feelings and connect with someone on an emotional level.

In a funk

feeling sad, depressed, or in a bad mood.

To cheer someone up / to lift someone up

to make someone feel happier or more cheerful when they are down.

Unreachable

something or someone that cannot be accessed, contacted, or attained (e.g., a phone with a dead battery).

A one-way street

a situation or relationship where only one person is making an effort.

A two-way street

a relationship or situation requiring equal effort and compromise from both sides.

To reciprocate

to respond to an action or feeling by making a corresponding one.

To run someone down

to speak negatively, belittle, or bad-mouth a person in an unkind way intentionally.

To let someone down

to disappoint someone by failing to do what you promised, agreed to, or what they expected of you.

To take advantage of someone

using an opportunity for a positive outcome, or taking unfair advantage of someone for personal gain or benefit.

To pressure someone into doing something

to persuade or talk someone into doing things they don't want to do.

To pick holes in something

to find mistakes, flaws, or talk poorly about someone's work or appearance.

To call someone out

to publicly or directly draw attention to someone's bad behavior, unacceptable comments, or hypocrisy, and hold them accountable for it.

To flake on someone

to fail to do what you promised or fail to show up.

To ditch someone

to leave someone unexpectedly or abandon them.

To turn up / show up

to arrive or appear somewhere.

In the first place

originally or initially.

To dictate

to tell someone exactly what they must do, with total authority.

To cut someone off

to suddenly end communication with someone, stop providing for them, or interrupt their speech.

To have something your way

getting exactly what you want, often despite someone else's differing preferences.

To go out of your way

to make a special, intentional effort to do something (usually to help someone), even if it causes you inconvenience or requires stepping outside your normal routine.

To be in the spotlight

to receive a great deal of public attention, media scrutiny, or to be the center of everyone's focus.

To go to any lengths

being willing to do whatever is necessary, no matter how extreme, difficult, or extraordinary, to achieve a specific goal.

Pathological

describes behavior or feelings that are extreme, unreasonable, and impossible to control.

To be two steps ahead

to have cleverly anticipated someone's thoughts or actions before they happen.

To thrive on drama

to draw energy, motivation, and success from purpose and significance, enjoying situations that involve conflict.

To never get enough of something

to always want more of something because you like it so much.

setback

a problem or event that delays progress, reverses gains, or stops a process from continuing as planned.

To unravel

used metaphorically to describe a plan, system, or even a person's mental state breaking down under pressure.

The list goes on

used to say there are many more examples of something.

To dismiss someone's feelings

to ignore someone's emotions or treat them as unimportant.

Chill out

to relax and stop being angry or nervous.

Of the lot

out of the total group, or from among the items or people available.

Fulfilled

completely satisfied or achieved (e.g., when a need is met).

Exclusive

limited to only one person or group of people; not available to everyone.

Shady

acting in a suspicious, dishonest, or morally questionable way.

At someone's expense

making someone look silly or causing them harm/loss for your own benefit or amusement.

Questionable

doubtful as regards truth or quality; morally suspect.