Fabian tactics

Cultural  

1. To “win like Fabius” or to win by “Fabian tactics” is to wear out an opponent by delay and evasion rather than confrontation, in the style of the ancient Roman general Fabius.

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Example Sentences

Instead, the Russian commander, Mikhail Kutuzov, of necessity adopted Fabian tactics, harassing the invaders but avoiding pitched battle when possible.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2010

These Fabian tactics as regards open warfare do not mean that the Senussi are idle.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Stoddard, Lothrop

In Nova Scotia a similar fate was averted only by Tupper's Fabian tactics.

From The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor by Skelton, Oscar Douglas

This success so strengthens my power with the staff and the premier that I need not wait on Fabian tactics.

From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick

These Fabian tactics do not mean that the Sennussi are idle.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop