if you can't beat them, join them

== English == === Alternative forms === if you can't beat them === Proverb === if you can't beat them, join them If one's adversaries are stronger, it is better to join their side. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Gregory Y. Titelman (1996), Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings', →ISBN, page 159 “if you can't beat them, join them”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.