Vocabulary
What does 長い物には巻かれろ (ながいものにはまかれろ) mean?
長い物には巻かれろ (ながいものにはまかれろ) means it is wiser to yield to those with power than to resist them (lit. when facing something long, let it coil around you).
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長い物には巻かれろながいものにはまかれろ
TOPICS
it is wiser to yield to those with power than to resist them (lit. when facing something long, let it coil around you)
Example sentences
長い物には巻かれろと考えて、上司の意見には逆らわないことにした。
Thinking it wiser to yield to the powerful, I decided not to go against my boss’s opinion.