English Explanatory Dictionary

no plan survives contact with the enemy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. After a plan against an enemy is drafted, there will be unexpected elements from the opposition that will call for improvisation.
  2. Even with a preexisting plan, unexpected circumstances will require one to think on one's feet.

Pronunciation

En-au-no plan survives contact with the enemy.ogg

Word forms

no plan survives contact with the enemy no battle plan survives contact with the enemy no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy no plan survives first contact with the enemy
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