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Meaning of keep your friends close, and your enemies closer | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

One should be politic to the point of employing duplicity, lulling one's enemies into a false sense of collaboration.

CEFR level

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

See also

keep yourself safe ken oath Kenio- ker- kerato- kerauno-

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