keep your friends close, and your enemies closer
One should be politic to the point of employing duplicity, lulling one's enemies into a false sense of collaboration.
closer
UK /ˈkləʊ.sə/ US /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/
noun 5adv 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
dear, ideal, little, real
As we spent more time together, we became closer and closer friends.
VERB + CLOSER
acts, bears, bring, came, chair, come, draw, establish
As I listened to her explanation, I came closer to understanding what really happened.
CLOSER + NOUN
boy, china, convention, destruction, examination, life, relations, relationship
Examination of the evidence brought us closer to understanding what really happened.
PREP.
between, in, than, up
The two friends grew closer in their relationship after going through that difficult time together.
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