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better the devil you know

bet·ter the dev·il you know
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bet-er stressed th ee dev-uh l yoo noh]
    • /ˈbɛt ər stressed ði ˈdɛv əl yu noʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bet-er stressed th ee dev-uh l yoo noh]
    • /ˈbɛt ər stressed ði ˈdɛv əl yu noʊ/

Definition of better the devil you know words

  • phrase better the devil you know If you say better the devil you know or better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, you mean that you would prefer to have contact with or do business with a person you already know, even though you don't like them, than with a person you don't know. 3

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Parts of speech for Better the devil you know

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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

better the devil you know popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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