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. —

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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