- better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don'tproverb
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- better the devil you know than the devil you don't; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't
This phrase suggests that it is preferable to deal with a familiar but possibly flawed person or situation than to engage with unknown, potentially worse options. It emphasizes the value of familiarity over uncertainty.
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しら知らぬふつ仏よりなじみ馴染みのおに鬼better the devil you know than the devil you don't; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don'tこのことわざthis proverbじゅくご熟語とはwhat idioms areつかいかた使い方をしっている知っているto know how to use itあいてしだい相手次第depends on the opponentいきる生きるちえ知恵wisdom for livingぶんかてき文化的なはいけい背景cultural backgroundしんじる信じるものがないthere's nothing to believe inおそれ恐れしら知らずfearlessけいけんそく経験則rule of thumbりすくリスクのかいひ回避risk avoidanceるいじ類似のひょうげん表現similar expressions
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