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my enemy's enemy is my friend

my enemy's enemy is my friend is the alternative form of the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Meaning of the enemy of my enemy is my friend

Proverb

the enemy of my enemy is my friend

  1. It is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat.

Questions about my enemy's enemy is my friend

What is my enemy's enemy is my friend the alternative form of?
My enemy's enemy is my friend is the alternative form of the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Words near my enemy's enemy is my friend in the dictionary

  1. my culture is not your costume
  2. my day
  3. my dear fellow
  4. my dog ate my homework
  5. my emphasis
  6. my enemy's enemy is my friend
  7. my eye
  8. my eyeball
  9. my eyes are up here
  10. my fellow Americans
  11. my foot

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