BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW THAN THE DEVIL YOU DON'T KNOW.
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.: translation
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
Prov. If you have to choose between a familiar but unpleasant situation and an unfamiliar situation, choose the familiar one because the unfamiliar situation may turn out to be worse. •
Jill: I hate my job so much that I'm thinking of asking for a transfer. Jane: I'd advise against it. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
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Although she was unhappy in her marriage, Donna never considered pursuing romances with other men. “Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know,” was her philosophy.