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

better the devil you know than the devil you don't is the alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

Meaning of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

Proverb

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

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

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

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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't is the alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

Words near better the devil you know than the devil you don't in the dictionary

  1. better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
  2. better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stick
  3. better than nothing
  4. better than sex
  5. better the devil you know
  6. better the devil you know than the devil you don't
  7. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
  8. better the devil you know than the one you don't
  9. better the devil you know than the one you don't know
  10. better to be late than be dead on time
  11. better to light a candle than to curse the darkness

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