{n. phr.} Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. * /In this business it's either a feast or a famine./ * /He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him./
FEAST OR A FAMINE
Meaning of FEAST OR A FAMINE in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012