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If you can't lick 'em, join 'em If you can't lick 'em, join 'emIf you can't defeat your opponent, then you might as well work alongside them or do what they do. A: "I thought you said you'd never join social media." B: "Yeah, but everybody else has, so if you can't lick 'em, join 'em, I guess." See also: if, join, lick Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also:- If you can't beat 'em, join 'em
- If you can't beat them, join them
- be/get in on something
- get in on
- have (something) to spare
- have to spare
- come in on the ground floor
- be in on the ground floor
- be, come, get, etc. in on the ground floor
- goodnight Vienna
References in periodicals archive But then I came to the belief that: " If you can't lick 'em, join 'em." I began searching for strategic alliances. Smart people, stupid choices: in Chief Executive's quarter century of existence, we've seen CEOs make big mistakes. A few learn from them. (Chief Catastrophes) " If you can't lick 'em, join 'em." This appears to be the tactic of Canadian provincial governments with regard to Catholic hospitals. Assisted suicide of Catholic hospitals If you can't lick 'em, join 'em. That's the lesson agricultural researchers have been applying recently. Microorganisms used to fight fruit rot |