"How goes the enemy?" Is a common question in Britain, it has the same meaning as What time is it?!
This term was inspired from the princible of the time being our enemy.
A social concept and verb used that describes; the action of disregarding any attacks made by ones enemy, especially in a situation where your expected to have conflict.
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(Used in a Nintendo videogame known as 'Splatoon 3'. When your enemy is chasing you with an annoying weapon such as; Aerospray, Painbrush, Chargers, Rollers, and Nautilus. And you couldn't be bothered to engage in the opponent. Therefore, choosing to professionally run away and score the Power Clam in the basket and get a knockout.)
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