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join forces

Idioms  
  1. Act together, combine efforts. For example, The public relations people joined forces to get better coverage for their candidates. This expression originally referred to combining military forces. [Mid-1500s]


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"The old days are not coming back. We need to form a new equilibrium, and the only way we can do it is that if we actually join forces," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

To turn things around, management is reportedly looking to join forces with a far bigger company: eBay.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

Stories like this prove that when private expertise and public resources join forces, we can create true equity and opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Earlier on Sunday, Lapid, himself a former premier, had said he would join forces with Bennett.

From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026

They had firm plans to join forces and attempt Manaslu—a difficult 26,781-foot peak in central Nepal— immediately after guiding their respective clients up Everest in 1996.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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