English Explanatory Dictionary

if you can't beat them, eat them

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. 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.

Word forms

if you can't beat them, eat them

Related words

if you can't beat them, join them
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