BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW

Meaning of BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW in English

a new devil could be worse than the old devil

"Should we fire the coach?" "No - better the devil we know than the one we don't."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW... — a new devil could be worse than the old devil """Should we fire the coach?"" ""No - better the devil …
English Idioms vocab
YOU — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it ,’ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
Английский словарь Британика
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈn(y)ü ; or dialect knowed ˈnōd ; known ˈnōn sometimes -ōən ; also dialect knowed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEVIL — I. ˈdevəl sometimes -(ˌ)vil, dial or as a mild imprecation ˈdivəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOW — know 1 — knower , n. /noh/ , v. , knew, known, knowing , n. v.t. 1. to perceive or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEVIL — /dev"euhl/ , n. , v. , deviled, deviling or ( esp. Brit. ) devilled, devilling . n. 1. Theol. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈnü also ˈnyü ; known ˈnōn ; know·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEVIL — I. ˈde-v ə l dialect ˈdi- noun Etymology: Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol, from Late Latin diabolus, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DEVIL — noun an evil spirit; a demon. 2. devil ·noun a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. 3. devil ·noun …
Webster English vocab
BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
Webster English vocab
KNOW — [know] vb knew ; known ; know.ing [ME, fr. OE cnawan; akin to OHG bichnaan to recognize, L gnoscere, noscere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL — [dev.il] n [ME devel, fr. OE deofol, fr. LL diabolus, fr. Gk diabolos, lit., slanderer, fr. diaballein to throw across, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL — (from Greek diabolos, slanderer, or accuser), the spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used for minor demonic spirits, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
KNOW — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( knew / njuː; NAmE nuː/ known / nəʊn; NAmE noʊn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — / ˈdevl; NAmE / noun 1. the Devil ( in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions ) the most powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW — I. know 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense knew /njuː $ nuː/, past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEVIL — dev ‧ il S3 /ˈdev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: deofol , from Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETTER — I. bet ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betera …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOW — v. & n. v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVIL — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1. tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Oxford English vocab
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BETTER — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1. of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind …
Oxford English vocab
KNOW — ( knows, knowing, knew, known) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — ( devils) 1. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. = Satan N-PROPER : …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — ( betters, bettering, bettered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Better is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a knowing smile (= when you know something secret ) ▪ She wanted to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cheeky devil/monkey etc ▪ You did that on purpose, you cheeky little devil! devil's advocate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNOW — (BE FAMILIAR WITH) [verb] [past simple] knew, [past participle] known - to be familiar with or have experience and understanding …
Cambridge English vocab
DEVIL — [noun] [C] - an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and hornsHieronymus Bosch was a …
Cambridge English vocab
KNOW — Synonyms and related words : absorb, account, acquaintance, aller sans dire, announcement, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, associate with, be acquainted with, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Slang English vocab
DEVIL — A printer's errand-boy. Also a small thread in the king's ropes and cables, whereby they may be distinguished from all …
Slang English vocab
KNOW — verb 1 have information about sth ADVERB ▪ full well , perfectly well , very well ▪ I don't ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNOW — See ↑ EXPERIENCE 3, ↑ KNOW/NOT KNOW 1,2,11,22, ↑ RECOGNIZE 1, ↑ SPEAK 3, ↑ SURE/NOT SURE 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — See ↑ BETTER 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be better • ↑ do better • ↑ feel better • ↑ get …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — INDEX: 1. better than someone or something else 2. very much better than someone or something 3. to reach a …
Longman Activator English vocab
KNOW — n. 25B6; verb she doesn't know I'm here : BE AWARE, realize, be conscious, be informed; notice, perceive, see, sense, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BETTER — n. 25B6; adjective better facilities : SUPERIOR, finer, of higher quality; preferable; informal a cut above, streets ahead, head and …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNOW — v. 1 understand, comprehend, be familiar with, grasp, be acquainted with, be versed or skilled in Do you know anything …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DEVIL — n. 1 Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Abaddon, Apollyon, Belial, Lord of the Flies, prince of darkness, spirit of evil, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BETTER — adj. 1 superior You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din Can you suggest a better investment than the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Словарь английских идиом
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Словарь английских идиом
KNOW — verb 1 BAD : I ran downstairs to know what was happening. GOOD : I ran downstairs to find out …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BETTER — I adverb 1 BAD : You better make sure you're not late again. GOOD : You'd better make sure you're …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
KNOW — 1. гл. 1) а) знать (тж. know about/of); иметь представление, располагать определенным набором знаний to know what's what разг. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. ≈ Если дьяволу понадобится, он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER — держащий пари лучший; лучшее - one's *s высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; старшие - to change for the * измениться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNOW — 1. nəʋ n знание to be in the know - разг. быть в курсе дела 2. nəʋ v (knew; known) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEVIL — devil.ogg 1. ʹdevl n 1. дьявол, чёрт, бес devil worship - поклонение дьяволу the devil on two sticks - диаболо …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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