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the enemy of your enemy is your friend

the enemy of your enemy is your friend phrase: two parties who have an enemy in common should join forces against it.

Phrase

the enemy of your enemy is your friend

  1. Two parties who have an enemy in common should join forces against it.

Forms of the enemy of your enemy is your friend

alternative formthe enemy of my enemy is my friend

Questions about the enemy of your enemy is your friend

What does the enemy of your enemy is your friend mean?
The enemy of your enemy is your friend means two parties who have an enemy in common should join forces against it.
What part of speech is the enemy of your enemy is your friend?
The enemy of your enemy is your friend is a phrase.

Words near the enemy of your enemy is your friend in the dictionary

  1. the end
  2. the end justifies the means
  3. the end of one's rope
  4. the ends justify the means
  5. the enemy of my enemy is my friend
  6. the enemy of your enemy is your friend
  7. The Entrance
  8. The Entrance North
  9. the eyes are the window to the soul
  10. the fact that
  11. the family that lays together stays together

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