呉越同舟

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A four-character idiom meaning bitter enemies or rivals forced to share the same situation (literally 'Wu and Yue in the same boat'); strange bedfellows.

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Examples

プロジェクトでは意見が対立しているチームが呉越同舟で協力しなければならない。

In the project, teams with opposing views must cooperate as strange bedfellows.

呉越同舟の状況だが、まずは当面の目標を達成しよう。

Although they are like enemies in the same boat, let's first achieve the immediate goal.