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
Pankaja-Hinduism
Downing[dauniŋ]
Matthiasmah-TEE-ahs (German), mə-THIE-əs (English)Greek, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
FinnÉN-Irish
Hrothulf-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Smiljana-Croatian, Serbian