if you can't beat them, join them in English

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          "ref": "1985 August 24, “Will You Marry Me? (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 17",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "如果打不過他們，就加入他們"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "如果打不过他们"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "rúguǒ dǎ bùguò tāmen, jiù jiārù tāmen",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "就加入他们"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "jos et voi voittaa heitä, liity heihin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "english": "one must know how to howl with wolves",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "il faut savoir hurler avec les loups"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "english": "one should howl with wolves",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "man muss mit den Wölfen heulen"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "igil su eopdamyeon hamnyuhaera",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "이길 수 없다면 합류해라"
        },
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "kan du ikke slå dem, bli med dem"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "se você não pode vencê-los, junte-se a eles"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ne móžešʹ pobítʹ, prisojedinjájsja k nim",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "не мо́жешь поби́ть, присоединя́йся к ним"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "с волка́ми жить — по-во́лчьи выть (s volkámi žitʹ — po-vólčʹi vytʹ) (to live amongst wolves, you should howl like a wolf)",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "si no puedes contra el enemigo, únete a él"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "Tha Su Mai Wai Chong Khao Ruam Sa",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "ถ้าสู้ไม่ไหวจงเข้าร่วมซะ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
          "word": "bükemediğin eli öp başına koy."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "if you can't beat them, join them"
}

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          "ref": "1985 August 24, “Will You Marry Me? (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 17",
          "text": "GWM seeks gay female for liberal marriage. If you can't beat them, join them!",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "如果打不過他們，就加入他們"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "如果打不过他们"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rúguǒ dǎ bùguò tāmen, jiù jiārù tāmen",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "就加入他们"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "jos et voi voittaa heitä, liity heihin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "one must know how to howl with wolves",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "il faut savoir hurler avec les loups"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "one should howl with wolves",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "man muss mit den Wölfen heulen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "igil su eopdamyeon hamnyuhaera",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "이길 수 없다면 합류해라"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "kan du ikke slå dem, bli med dem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "se você não pode vencê-los, junte-se a eles"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "literal",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ne móžešʹ pobítʹ, prisojedinjájsja k nim",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "не мо́жешь поби́ть, присоединя́йся к ним"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "с волка́ми жить — по-во́лчьи выть (s volkámi žitʹ — po-vólčʹi vytʹ) (to live amongst wolves, you should howl like a wolf)",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "si no puedes contra el enemigo, únete a él"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "Tha Su Mai Wai Chong Khao Ruam Sa",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "ถ้าสู้ไม่ไหวจงเข้าร่วมซะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side",
      "word": "bükemediğin eli öp başına koy."
    }
  ],
  "word": "if you can't beat them, join them"
}

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"if you can't beat them, join them" meaning in English

Proverb