“Keep your fries close and your onion rings closer”

“Keep your fries close and your onion rings closer” is a jocular saying.. “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer” is a famous saying from the film The Godfather Part II (1974).
 
“Keep your fries close and your onion rings closer” was posted on X/Twitter by Mrs. Dick Helicopter 💩📺 on March 18, 2013. “Keep your friends close and your onion rings closer” was posted on X/Twitter by farmerboys on August 25, 2016.
 
Related sayings include “Keep your ferns close and your anemones closer,”  “Keep your friends close and your french fries closer,” “Keep your friends close and your wine glass closer,” “Keep your friends close, but your coffee closer,” “Keep your fronds close and your anemones closer” and “They say keep your friends close, but your enemies closer… *coughs*.”
     
 
Wiktionary: keep your friends close, and your enemies closer
Proverb
keep your friends close, and your enemies closer
1. One should be on one’s toes and alert of one’s surroundings if malicious people are around, to ensure that they cannot wreak havoc in one’s life.
 
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Mrs. Dick Helicopter 💩📺
@Hormonella
Keep your fries close and your onion rings closer.
3:31 PM · Mar 19, 2013
         
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Andy Augspurger
@andyaugspurger
Keep your fries close and your onion rings closer.
9:28 PM · Mar 21, 2013
 
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@KashAhmed77
Keep your fries close and your onion rings closer.
2:13 PM · Jan 21, 2016
 
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Inthran Thambiran
January 25, 2016 at 3"23 AM ·
...keep your fries close and your onion rings closer.
     
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farmerboys
@FarmerBoys
Keep your friends close and your onion rings closer .. #ColossalOnionRings #farmerboys
6:34 PM · Aug 25, 2016
 
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Fenders Diner
March 5, 2017 at 5:23 PM ·
Keep your friends close but your onion rings closer.
   
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Bailey’s Surf N Turf
@BaileysSurfTurf
Keep your friends close and your onion rings closer.
3:24 PM · Jun 22, 2018
 
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That Blueskytin Open Doorley
@tchotchotch
Keep your french fries close and your onion rings closer
12:12 AM · Mar 9, 2022
 
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Mrs. Dick Helicopter 💩📺
@Hormonella
Keep your fries close and your onion rings closer.
5:46 PM · Sep 5, 2023
 
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Wordgag
@wordgag
Keep your fries close and your onion rings closer. #funnyquotes
10:04 PM · Oct 20, 2023