| 单词 | united we stand, divided we fall |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunited we stand, divided we fall Originally North American. united we stand, divided we fall and variants: only through unity, rather than division or dissension, is victory, survival, etc., possible. Also shortened as united we stand. Cf. a house divided (against itself) cannot stand at house n.1 and int. Phrases 1a(a). ΚΠ 1768 Boston Gaz. 18 July Then join Hand in Hand brave Americans all, By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. 1830 Niles' Weekly Reg. 4 Sept. 30/1 The friends of the system should assume the revolutionary motto of our ancestors, ‘united we stand, divided we fall’. 1894 J. Jacobs Fables of Aesop 122 Then the Lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end of all four [oxen]. United we stand, divided we fall. 1922 Shoe & Leather Rep. 22 June 34/1 It took a real disaster to weld them together. United we stand, etc. 1978 Black Enterprise Oct. 15/1 For Black Baltimoreans, the message is loud and clear: ‘United we stand, divided we fall.’ 2002 Independent 5 Apr. 5/1 Memento mugs and fridge magnets heralding Anglo-American unity are already on sale, declaring ‘United we Stand’ and depicting the two countries' national flags. < as lemmas |
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