"better the devil you know than the devil you don't" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} better the devil you know than the devil you don't
  1. Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
    Sense id: en-better_the_devil_you_know_than_the_devil_you_don't-en-proverb--tDsSF9k Categories (other): English proverbs

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