English / proverb
If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them
MEANING IN ENGLISH
If you are unable to defeat an opponent or resist a prevailing trend, it is wiser to cooperate with or join them.
In context
01
After resisting remote-work trends for two years, the executive conceded, 'If you can't beat them, join them,' and transitioned online.
02
Realizing the competitor's software standard was dominating the market, the company partnered with them under the principle: if you can't beat them, join them.
Synonyms
go with the flow,adapt to the majority,ally with the stronger party
Antonyms
fight to the bitter end,hold your ground,resist at all costs
Collocations
decide if you can't beat them,conclude if you can't beat them,philosophy of if you can't beat them