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the devil looks after his own

the devil looks after his own phrase: bad people often prosper unfairly, because the devil helps them.

Phrase

the devil looks after his own

  1. Bad people often prosper unfairly, because the devil helps them.
    • On earth, lawyers rarely come to harm because the devil looks after his own.2013, Adamu Kyuka Usman Lilymjok, The Mad Professor of Babeldu, page 489
    • Charlie was often asked how he escaped so many attempts on his life. His reply was, “The Devil looks after his own.”2013, Deborah Frethem -, Haunted Tampa: Spirits of the Bay, →ISBN

Questions about the devil looks after his own

What does the devil looks after his own mean?
The devil looks after his own means bad people often prosper unfairly, because the devil helps them.
What part of speech is the devil looks after his own?
The devil looks after his own is a phrase.

Words near the devil looks after his own in the dictionary

  1. the devil and the deep blue sea
  2. the devil finds work for idle hands
  3. the devil is a liar
  4. the devil is in the detail
  5. the devil is in the details
  6. the devil looks after his own
  7. the devil makes work for idle hands
  8. the devil take the hindmost
  9. the devil takes care of his own
  10. the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know
  11. the devil to pay and no pitch hot or ready

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