English / proverb
Better the Devil You Know
MEANING IN ENGLISH
It is often wiser to deal with a known unpleasant person or situation than risk an unfamiliar alternative that may be worse
In context
01
The union chose to negotiate with their difficult employer rather than strike, deciding on better the devil you know.
02
Voters re-elected the flawed representative, guided by the reality that it is better the devil you know.
Synonyms
familiar hazard,known quantity,known risk over unknown danger
Antonyms
leap into the unknown,reckless gamble
Collocations
argue that better the devil you know,choose better the devil you know,principle of better the devil you know