English / proverb
As the Mountain Could Not Wait Upon Mahomet, Mahomet Would Go to the Mountain
MEANING IN ENGLISH
If the other party refuses to yield or circumstances will not bend to your will, you must take the initiative and go to them to achieve peace.
In context
01
Knowing his brother was too proud to visit, Tariq decided that as the mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain.
02
To break the diplomatic stalemate, the ambassador traveled directly to the hostile capital; as the mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain.
Synonyms
take the initiative,make the first move,adapt to circumstances
Antonyms
stand on obstinate pride,demand unyielding surrender,refuse to budge
Collocations
decided that as the mountain,knowing as the mountain could not,since the mountain could not wait