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

something that you say to mean it is better to deal with a person or thing you know, even if you do not like them, than to deal with a new person or thing who could be even worse.

I know Mike can be difficult to work with sometimes, but better the devil you know.

• out to lunch
• over a barrel
• over and above
• over and above something
• over and done with
• over and over
• over and over again
• overdo it
• over-egg the pudding
• over my dead body
• overplay hand
• overplay your hand
• overstay welcome
• overstay your welcome
• overstep bounds
• overstep its bounds
• overstep the mark
• overstep your bounds
• over-the-counter
• over the counter
• over the edge
• over the hill
• over the hump
• over the line
• over the long haul