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if you can't beat them, join them en · X

Meanings

1. If one's adversaries are stronger, it is better to join their side.
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Forms

Deriveds

if you can't beat them, eat them

Translations (17)

th ถ้าสู้ไม่ไหวจงเข้าร่วมซะ (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · yue 唔夠人打，就加入佢哋嗰邊 /唔够人打 (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · fi jos et voi voittaa heitä, liity heihin (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · cmn 就加入他们 (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · ja 敵わないなら、仲間になれ (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · ko 이길 수 없다면 합류해라 (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · tr bükemediğin eli öp başına koy. (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · bg ако не можеш да ги победиш, присъедини се към тях (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · de man muss mit den Wölfen heulen (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · gd chan eil air an loch nach gabh ligeadh ach a fhàgail far am bi e (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · yue 就加入佢哋嗰边 (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · fr il faut savoir hurler avec les loups (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · nb kan du ikke slå dem, bli med dem (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · cmn 如果打不過他們，就加入他們 /如果打不过他们 (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · ru не мо́жешь поби́ть, присоединя́йся к ним (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · pt se não pode vencê-los, junte-se a eles (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) · es si no puedes contra el enemigo, únete a él (if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side)