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The phrase "a concrete enemy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific, identifiable adversary or opponent in a discussion or narrative.
Example: "In the debate over climate change, many activists see fossil fuel companies as a concrete enemy to their cause."
Alternatives: "a tangible foe" or "a specific adversary".
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The difference is that the gulf war had a concrete enemy and a defined goal -- to get Iraq out of Kuwait -- which was achieved with dispatch.
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After all, most of our major military efforts since 2001 have, at least early on, involved rather more concrete enemies, whom we have fought in specific places, using traditional means.
We all know what the ticker meant, this being a political moment that has crystallized a concrete and fearsome enemy in the Islamic State.
One ramification, as he sees it, will be to fire up the Administration's political enemies and make it much tougher for the President to achieve anything of a concrete legislative nature in Washington.
Consider a concrete example.
A concrete base is $240.
I drove a concrete truck.
"This is a concrete jungle".
A concrete hallucination.
A concrete wall.
He gives his freedom a concrete significance.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com