friend or foe

friend or foe

An ally or an enemy. Is this character in the story friend or foe? They really haven't given us enough details about him. Halt, who goes there? Friend or foe? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to draw a weapon on you. I just couldn't tell at a distance if you were friend or foe.

See also: friend

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friend or foe

a friend or an enemy. I can't tell whether Jim is friend or foe. "Who goes there? Friend or foe?" asked the sentry.

See also: friend

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