With friends like that, who needs enemies?
With friends like that, who needs enemies?
A humorous statement indicating that the behavior of one's friend(s) has been harmful or malevolent, i.e. behavior one would associate with an enemy rather than a friend. A: "My friends ditched me again, so I had to find a ride home." B: "With friends like that, who needs enemies?"
See also: friend, like, needs, who
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
with friends like that, who needs enemies
See under et tu, brute!
See also: enemy, friend, like, needs, who
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
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