the enemy of my enemy is my friend

English

Alternative forms

• my enemy's enemy is my friend

Proverb

the enemy of my enemy is my friend

1. It is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat.

Translations

it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat

• Arabic: عَدُوُّ عَدُوِّي صَدِيقِي (ʕaduwwu ʕaduwwī ṣadīqī)
• Dutch: de vijand van mijn vijand is mijn vriend
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• Esperanto: la malamiko de mia malamiko estas mia amiko
• Korean: 내 원수의 적이 내 친구 야 (nae wonsuui jeogi nae chin'gu ya)