if the mountain won't come to Muhammad (English, proverb)
expansion: if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
Senses:
glosses: If something one wishes to be done cannot be commanded to be done, one must find another way to achieve one's goal.
Forms:
form: if the mountain won't come to Mohammed
tags: alternative
form: if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain
tags: alternative
form: as the mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain
tags: alternative