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

better the devil you know than the devil you don't know proverb: something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.

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.

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

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

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

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

What does better the devil you know than the devil you don't know mean?
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know means something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.
What is 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. See Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is better the devil you know than the devil you don't know?
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know is a proverb.

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

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

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