Collocations for enemy - noun

bitter, deadly, great, implacable, mortal, sworn
biggest, worst
dangerous, formidable, powerful
chief, main, principal
The lion is the zebra's chief enemy.

ancient, old, traditional
In today's game England play their old enemy, Scotland.
Iraq's traditional enemy, Iran

real, true
common
They united in the face of a common enemy.

natural
The Church and the Communist Party were natural enemies.

perceived
invisible, unseen
potential
external, foreign
political

have
She didn't have an enemy in the world.

make
He made many enemies during his brief reign.
I didn't want to make an enemy of Mr Evans.

attack, fight, fight against
He was prepared to use any weapon to fight against his enemies.

defeat, destroy, eliminate, kill
confront, engage, face, meet
He turned to face his enemy.

know
It is important to know your enemy.

defend sth against, protect sb/sth against, protect sb/sth from
The cat uses its claws to protect itself against enemies.

deter
The skunk releases a pungent smell to deter the enemy.

attack sb/sth

army, forces, soldiers, troops, unit
defences, lines, positions, ranks
The spies managed to penetrate behind enemy lines.

camp
action, attack, bombing, fire
the first casualty from enemy action
The men came under enemy fire.

activity
Intelligence reported enemy activity just off the coast.

country, territory
aircraft, fighter, plane, ship, tank
missile, weapon
propaganda
prisoner
target

against an/the enemy
They decided to use the weapon against the enemy.

enemy of
an enemy of God

your own worst enemy
Some dancers become their own worst enemies, criticizing themselves for every imperfection.

fall into enemy hands
The document must not at any price fall into enemy hands.

in the face of the enemy
He was shot for desertion in the face of the enemy.

an enemy of the State
Thousands of perceived enemies of the State were imprisoned.

public enemy
Since the scandal he has become public enemy number one (= very unpopular).