He had been scattershot friendly to me over the years.
He had been scattershot friendly to me over the years
scatter·shot [形]でたらめの，やみくもの ¶a scattershot attack on the plan 計画に対する手当たり次第の攻撃.
scattershot friendlyは「都合の良い時だけ仲が良い」くらいに理解すればよいと思います。
scattershot friendly ≒ fair-weather friendly scattershot ≒ hit-and-miss
