| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| | | Fa’bian Tactics or Policy—i.e. delay. | | |
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“Win like Fabius, by delay.” The Roman general Fabius wearied out Hannibal by marches, counter-marches, ambuscades, and skirmishes, without ever coming to an open engagement. Fabius died B.C. 203. | 1 |
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“Met by the Fabian tactics, which proved fatal to its predecessor.”—The Times. |
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