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单词 if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain
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if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain

proverb If someone won’t do as you wish or a situation can’t be arranged to suit you, you must accept it and change your plans accordingly.As they say, ‘If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain’....
  • In Engineering circles, the saying ‘if the mountain will not come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain’ may evoke thoughts of earthmoving.
  • The long and the short of it is - if the mountain does not come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
With allusion to a well-known story about Muhammad told by Bacon (Essays xii)
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