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
Definitions
adv
1
Within a shorter distance.
Come closer, my dear.
noun
1
Someone or something that closes.
In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.
2
Someone or something that concludes.
The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.
3
Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”).
4
The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
The longitudinal bond of the walls is only 24 inches, or one fourth of the length of a brick of 9 inches, and is obtained by introducing closers 24 inches broad
5
A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.
They brought their closer in for the ninth.
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