"長い物には巻かれろ" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Japanese]

Forms: 長い物には巻かれろ [canonical] (ruby: (なが), (もの), ()), nagai mono ni wa makarero [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|ながい もの に は まかれろ}} 長(なが)い物(もの)には巻(ま)かれろ • (nagai mono ni wa makarero)
  1. it is best to submit to circumstances

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