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Sentence #278068

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 contour contour June 6, 2010 June 6, 2010 at 4:11:35 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I believe the Japanese sentence here is a proverb.
If you want to add a literal translation, you should add that as an alternative translation instead of overwriting the current one.

Chris87 Chris87 June 6, 2010 June 6, 2010 at 4:17:10 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Understood, sorry about that!

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If you can't lick him, join him.

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➜ #125924長い物には巻かれろ。

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If you can't beat him, join him.

edited by JimBreen, March 18, 2010
If you can't lick 'em, join 'em..

edited by JimBreen, April 6, 2010
Wind up long materials.

edited by Chris87, June 6, 2010
If you can't lick 'em, join 'em..

edited by Chris87, June 6, 2010
If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.

edited by Chris87, June 6, 2010
If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.

edited by Chris87, June 6, 2010
➜ #1160748Si tu ne peux pas les lécher, joins-toi à elles.

linked by sacredceltic, October 7, 2011
➜ #3118654Se você não pode vencê-lo, junte-se a ele.

linked by ruj, March 23, 2014
➜ #10819077Idan ba za ku iya lasar 'em ba, shiga' em.

linked by TWB, May 11, 2022
➜ #11274288Si vous ne pouvez pas les écraser, rejoignez les.

linked by lbdx, November 28, 2022