the devil looks after his own



the devil looks after his own

A phrase used to explain how good things can happen to bad people. A: "I can't believe that jerk still got a promotion even after he plagiarized my work." B: "Well, the devil looks after his own."
See also: after, devil, look, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DorianDAWR-ee-ən (English)English, French
Meredith['meridiθ]
PhoebeFEE-bee (English)English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Deepika-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
ÁRni-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
TinaTEE-nə (English), TEE-nah (Italian, Dutch)English, Italian, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian