boom or bust

Resulting in an outcome that will either be very good or very bad. Many professional athletes face a boom or bust situation early in their career, where they are either drafted to a professional league or don't advance at all. Working in the oil fields is always boom or bust: there's either lots of work for everyone, or hardly any work for anyone.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anantha	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Lord	[lɔ:d]
Fabijan	FAH-bee-yahn (Croatian)	Croatian, Slovene
Ermolai	-	Russian
Carlton	['ka:ltən]
Thandiwe	-	Southern African, Xhosa