better the devil you know than the one you don't know
better the devil you know than the one 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 one you don't know."
See also: better, devil, know, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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- 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