no plan survives contact with the enemy
idiomAfter a plan against an enemy is drafted, there will be unexpected elements from the opposition that will call for improvisation.
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be one's own worst enemy
To act contrary to one's own interests; to cause problems for oneself; to self-sabotage.
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game plan
Any strategy devised to reach a given objective.
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let the perfect be the enemy of the good
To insist on the total realization of a goal and reject any compromise, thereby decreasing the chance of achieving even a part of that goal.
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master plan
A comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy; the strategy itself.
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sounds like a plan
Used to indicate agreement with a proposed suggestion.