"if you can’t beat them, join them" meaning in Anglais

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Proverb

IPA: \ɪf juː kɑːnt ˈbiːt ðɛm ˈdʒɔɪn ðɛm\
  1. Si les adversaires sont plus forts, mieux vaut les rallier que les combattre ; Il faut savoir hurler avec les loups. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-if_you_can’t_beat_them,_join_them-en-proverb-3amZn-Ty Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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