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When needs must the devil rides what is the origen of this saying?
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∙ 15y ago
My mother used to say something similar - "Needs must when the devil rides." This was in the context of having to take drastic measures when bad things happen. This version of the phrase is mentioned in the Wordsworth dictionary of idioms.
Your version has the "when" at the beginning, and changes the meaning considerably - it becomes a warning that taking drastic measures is inviting bad things to happen. I haven't come across this version before, so it's possible that you have corrupted the original.
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