Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
if you can't lick them, join them — If you cannot defeat an opponent or get him to change his attitude, plans, or ways of doing things, the best thing to do is to change your ideas, plans, etc. * / The small car manufacturers are winning over the big car makers, the president of an … Dictionary of American idioms
if\ you\ can't\ lick\ them,\ join\ them — If you cannot defeat an opponent or get him to change his attitude, plans, or ways of doing things, the best thing to do is to change your ideas, plans, etc. the small car manufacturers are winning over the big car makers, the president of an… … Словарь американских идиом
if you can’t beat them, join them — Lick is more usual in the US. 1941 Q. REYNOLDS Wounded don’t Cry i. There is an old political adage which says ‘If you can’t lick ’em, jine ‘em’. 1953 P. GALLICO Foolish Immortals xvii. It was vital to him to get the reins back into his own hands … Proverbs new dictionary
lick — see if you can’t beat them, join them … Proverbs new dictionary
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