English Explanatory Dictionary

with friends like these, who needs enemies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.

Pronunciation

/ˌwɪθ fɹɛn(d)z laɪk ðiːz ˌhu niːdz ˈɛnəmiːz/

Word forms

with friends like these, who needs enemies with friends like these who needs enemies with friends like those, who needs enemies with friends like those who needs enemies with friends like that, who needs enemies

Etymology

The Yale Book of Quotations cites American comedian Joey Adams as the originator of this line.

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