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

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

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Better the devil you know than the one you don't know 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 one you don't know in the dictionary

  1. better than sex
  2. better the devil you know
  3. better the devil you know than the devil you don't
  4. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
  5. better the devil you know than the one you don't
  6. better the devil you know than the one you don't know
  7. better to be late than be dead on time
  8. better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
  9. better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
  10. better to light one candle than to curse the darkness
  11. better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness

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