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
Asen-Bulgarian
Terezie-Czech
Bertil-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Shamira-Hebrew
Eua-Biblical Greek
Orinthia-Literature