"fă-te frate cu dracul până treci puntea" meaning in All languages combined

See fă-te frate cu dracul până treci puntea on Wiktionary

Proverb [Romanian]

Etymology: Literally, “become a brother to the devil until you cross the bridge”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|become a brother to the devil until you cross the bridge}} “become a brother to the devil until you cross the bridge”, {{lit|become a brother to the devil until you cross the bridge}} Literally, “become a brother to the devil until you cross the bridge” Head templates: {{head|ro|proverb}} fă-te frate cu dracul până treci puntea
  1. if you can't beat them, join them
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