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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer (Keep your friends close and your enemies closer)

Idiom Friendship

Signification

It's important to maintain good relationships with your friends, but it's equally important to understand your enemies.

Il est important de maintenir de bonnes relations avec vos amis, mais il est tout aussi important de comprendre vos ennemis. (Il est important de maintenir de bonnes relations avec vos amis, mais il est tout aussi important de comprendre vos ennemis.)

Phrases d'exemple

"He always watches his competitors carefully because he believes in keeping your friends close and your enemies closer."

"Il surveille toujours attentivement ses concurrents parce qu'il croit en garder vos amis proches et vos ennemis encore plus proches." (Il surveille toujours attentivement ses concurrents parce qu'il croit en **garder vos amis proches et vos ennemis encore plus proches**.)

Expressions Connexes

apple of one's eye

someone who is very dear and loved deeply

buddy up with

to become partners or friends with someone

in black and white

in written form; clearly stated

out of one’s comfort zone

doing something unfamiliar or challenging

download information

to absorb or receive information quickly

blaze a trail

to be the first to do something innovative