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

proverb When faced with two options, it is better to choose the more familiar one, even if it is undesirable. A: "Why don't you just quit your job if you're so miserable?" B: "Who knows if a new job will be any better! Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know."

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. 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.

词组	better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
释义	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 When faced with two options, it is better to choose the more familiar one, even if it is undesirable. A: "Why don't you just quit your job if you're so miserable?" B: "Who knows if a new job will be any better! Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know." See also: better, devil, know Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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. 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. See also: better, devil, know McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: better bend than break desperate times call for desperate measures desperate times require desperate measures drastic drastic times call for drastic measures drastic times require drastic measures require teach a man to fish village it takes a village References in periodicals archive In closing, may I say that I love my country and for me it's better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. Local elections for local issues "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. Bad as it was, it was home. Seventh Sunday of Easter: May 23, 2004 Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know - not bad thinking when you're contemplating starting a business together. Howard Russell expansion set to continue this year
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