the enemy of your enemy is your friend
the enemy of your enemy is your friend
A phrase highlighting how a common enemy can be a unifying force for otherwise disparate or antagonistic people or groups. I didn't want to work with that organization until I realized that we all wanted to keep the same candidate out of office. That's when I realized that the enemy of your enemy is your friend.
See also: enemy, friend, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- my enemy's enemy is my friend
- the enemy of my enemy is my friend
- them and us
- us and them
- (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
- a penny for them
- great minds
- great minds think alike
- be twiddling (one's) thumbs
- be twiddling your thumbs