词汇 | the devil you know |
释义 | the devil you knowA shortening of the proverb "better the devil you know than the devil you don't," meaning that, when forced to decide, it's better to choose a difficult or undesirable option that one is used to or familiar with rather than an unknown person or thing. A: "Why don't you just quit your job if you're so miserable?" B: "Well, I'm used to it at this point, and I worry that I'd feel the same way anywhere else. It's just the devil you know, I guess." the devil you knowsomething or someone bad that you are familiar with and have accommodated yourself to or can cope with.The expression is a shortened version of the proverb ‘Better the devil you know than the one you don't’. |
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