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Meaning of if you can't beat them, eat them | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

If one cannot control or eradicate invasive species or unwanted populations, one should consume them as a method of elimination, such as green crabs or blue catfish.

humorous

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

if you can't beat them, join them if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull if you can't do the time, don't do the crime if you can't lick them, join them if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen if you don't mind me saying

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