my enemy's enemy is my friend

my enemy's enemy is my friend

proverb A phrase highlighting how a common enemy can be a unifying force for otherwise disparate groups or people. I didn't want to work with that organization until I realized that we all wanted to keep the same candidate out of the White House. That's when I realized that my enemy's enemy is my friend.
See also: enemy, friend
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • a woman's work is never done
  • casu consulto
  • best-laid plans go astray, the
  • the best-laid plans
  • the best-laid plans go astray
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men
  • Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
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In both cases, what drives this potential regional realignment is the notion that my enemy's enemy is my friend. The problem with this vision?