If you can't beat them, join them

Meaning: If you can't win against something, align with it.

Origin: American English, early 20th century political expression.

Translations

• French: Si tu ne peux pas les battre, rejoins-les (literally: If you can't beat them, join them)
• Spanish: Si no puedes con tu enemigo, únete a él (literally: If you can't beat your enemy, join them)
• Japanese: 長い物には巻かれろ (Nagai mono ni wa makarero) (literally: Wrap yourself around long things)

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