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My friends are my friends, and his friends are my enemies!

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  1. noun A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
  2. noun A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
  3. noun A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.
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  • He felt like his friends were about to open a door, and he was eager to see what was on the other side. —  BringingDowntheHouse
  • You cannot want matter: all that needs to be said will easily occur Mr. Shaw[607], the author of the Gaelick Grammar , desires me to make a request for him to Lord Eglintoune, that he may be appointed Chaplain to one of the new-raised regiments All our friends are as they were; little has happened to them of either good or bad. —  Life Of Johnson, Vol. 3
  • 'Nay, Sir, the partiality of his friends was always against him. —  Life Of Johnson, Vol. 3
  • What our friends are after at Naples, they best know. —  The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol II.
  • On the loss of a first love, one Annie Rutledge—a name he said he always loved—his friends were alarmed for his health and sanity. —  The Lincoln Story Book
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