English / proverb
He Who Sups with the Devil Should Have a Long Spoon
MEANING IN ENGLISH
If you associate, negotiate, or do business with dangerous, corrupt, or unscrupulous people, you must maintain extreme caution and distance.
In context
01
The entrepreneur signed a contract with the cutthroat conglomerate, remembering that he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.
02
Borrowing funds from predatory loan sharks is perilous; he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.
Synonyms
Beware dangerous alliances,exercise extreme vigilance,keep enemies at arm's length
Antonyms
Trust blindly,enter partnerships naively,let your guard down
Collocations
Warn that he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon,remember that he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon,know he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon