with friends like you, who needs enemies?

humorous saying

Definition

› said to or about someone who says he or she is your friend but who is treating you very badlyFriends, acquaintances and contemporariesNot being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviour

(Definition of with friends like you, who needs enemies? from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Browse related topics

You are looking at an entry to do with Not being friendly, but you might be interested in these topics from the Family and relationships topic area:

Browse the Dictionary

with any luck idiom
with bells on idiom
with dispatch idiom
with every fibre of your being idiom
with flying colours idiom
with friends like you, who needs enemies? idiom
with guns blazing idiom
with it adjective (FASHION)
with it adjective (MIND)
with might and main idiom
with no thought for sth idiom

Browse the Thesaurus

SMART Thesaurus: Not being friendly

Synonyms and related words:

See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries

Our dictionaries

Word of the Day

jettison

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

Word of the Day ►

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.