If all else fails, retreat

the thirty-sixth of the Thirty-Six Stratagems
Place strategem Q857309
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Summary

If all else fails, retreat is a strategem[1]. It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Thirty-Six Stratagems[3]
  • Title: La fuga è lo stratagemma migliore[4]

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  1. 6d ago · Plantist · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → Thirty-Six Stratagems
    Wikipedia languages → ['et', 'ja', 'ko', 'th', 'zh', 'zh_min_nan', 'zh_yue']
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