English / idiom
If You Can't Beat Them, Eat Them
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A humorous or predatory twist on the classic proverb, suggesting that one should consume, acquire, or aggressively absorb competitors rather than compromise.
In context
01
The massive corporation adopted a ruthless corporate strategy: if you can't beat them, eat them by buying out disruptive rival startups.
02
Facing fierce local food trucks, the restaurant franchise joked, 'If you can't beat them, eat them,' and acquired three popular trucks.
Synonyms
acquire the competition,swallow the rival,aggressive takeover
Antonyms
cooperate peacefully,live and let live,surrender gracefully
Collocations
philosophy of if you can't beat them,adopt if you can't beat them,corporate ethos of if you can't beat them