divide and conquer
idiom
variants
or divide and rule
: to make a group of people disagree and fight with one another so that they will not join together against one
His military strategy is to divide and conquer.
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When the time comes to divide and conquer work, the team will perform and produce better work.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
My teens love them because there are enough pieces in the set to divide and conquer when chopping carrots, onions, and other veggies.
—Terri Peters, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
Black and brown people were pitted against each other in a tried and tested ‘divide and conquer’ political strategy that was designed to stop the collectively oppressed from uniting and rising up against the oppressor.
—Maame Blue, refinery29.com, 25 June 2024
Our languages have always acknowledged that humanity of familial relationships against the age-old tactic of entities using divide and conquer.
—Tomris Laffly, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
My teens love them because there are enough pieces in the set to divide and conquer when chopping carrots, onions, and other veggies.
—Terri Peters, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
Black and brown people were pitted against each other in a tried and tested ‘divide and conquer’ political strategy that was designed to stop the collectively oppressed from uniting and rising up against the oppressor.
—Maame Blue, refinery29.com, 25 June 2024
Our languages have always acknowledged that humanity of familial relationships against the age-old tactic of entities using divide and conquer.
—Tomris Laffly, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for divide and conquer
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“Divide and conquer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divide%20and%20conquer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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