divide and conquer/rule

a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by making the people under you disagree with each other so that they are unable to join together and remove you from your position.

A small minority have continued to govern by a policy of divide and conquer.

• come again
• come a gutser
• come along
• come along for the ride
• come a long way
• come apart
• come apart at the seams
• come around
• come around to
• come around to something
• come at a price
• come back down to earth
• come back down to earth with a bang
• come back down to earth with a bump
• come back down to earth with a jolt
• come back from the dead
• come between
• come by
• come by something
• come cap in hand
• come clean
• come down in the world
• come down off your high horse
• come down on
• come down on like a ton of bricks