
Better the devil you know

Translation better the devil you know into russian
better the devil you know
He decided to stay in the current job because better the devil you know.
Он решил остаться на текущей работе, потому что лучше знакомое зло.
Definitions
This phrase means that it is sometimes preferable to deal with a familiar problem or situation, even if it is unpleasant, rather than risk encountering an unknown situation that could be worse.