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better the devil you know than the devil you don't know in Arabic

جني تعرفه ولا انسي ما تعرفه

better the devil you know than the devil you don't know in Arabic: جني تعرفه ولا انسي ما تعرفه. In English, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know means something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.

Arabic words for better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown
جني تعرفه ولا انسي ما تعرفه

English meaning of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

  1. proverb Something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.

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Questions about better the devil you know than the devil you don't know in Arabic

What is the meaning of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know in Arabic?
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know in Arabic is جني تعرفه ولا انسي ما تعرفه.
ما معنى كلمة better the devil you know than the devil you don't know؟
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know: جني تعرفه ولا انسي ما تعرفه.
What does better the devil you know than the devil you don't know mean in English?
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know means something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.

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