English / proverb
Better the Devil You Know than the Devil You Don't Know
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Dealing with an existing, well-understood difficulty is safer than facing an uncertain and potentially more damaging alternative
In context
01
The board decided not to switch software providers abruptly, concluding better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
02
In diplomatic disputes, diplomats often rely on the maxim: better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
Synonyms
manageable familiarity,known vulnerability,safe stability
Antonyms
uncalculated hazard,untested risk
Collocations
observe that better the devil you know than the devil you don't know,prove that better the devil you know than the devil you don't know,rule that better the devil you know than the devil you don't know