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better the devil you know
Proverb
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Japanese Meaning
既に知っている問題や困難でも、全く見当がつかない未知の問題よりは好ましいという考え方。 / 知っている不都合でも、対処が可能な状況は、未知でリスクが大きい状況よりもましだという意味。
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Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
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better the devil you know
Faced with the choice of hiring a rookie or keeping the problematic veteran, I told myself that better the devil you know and gave the veteran another chance.
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Faced with the choice of hiring a rookie or keeping the problematic veteran, I told myself that better the devil you know and gave the veteran another chance.
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