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  It is better to act cautiously beforehand than to suffer afterward.
• better safe than sorry
  better safe than sorry

  Being careful may avoid disaster, as in I'm not taking any short-cuts—better safe than sorry. This cautionary phrase appeared as better sure than sorry in 1837.

Better safe than sorry

Cultural  

1. It is better to act cautiously beforehand than to suffer afterward.

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better safe than sorry Idioms  

1. Being careful may avoid disaster, as in I'm not taking any short-cuts—better safe than sorry. This cautionary phrase appeared as better sure than sorry in 1837.

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Better safe than sorry, dive teams and boats were on standby in case of emergency.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021

Better safe than sorry, as the saying goes, and even in a democracy better ignorant than sorry, too.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2017

The alligator mindset is: Better safe than sorry.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2016

Better safe than sorry will remain the plan with sidelined Ducks players Corey Perry and Francois Beauchemin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2014

Many people take a bit of this, and a bit of that, so better safe than sorry.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

Since your emergency may not come with a forecast and time to prepare, better safe than sorry.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2022

Most amateur grillers look for visual doneness, have a set amount of time they trust, go with "better safe than sorry" or just wing it when deciding when to pull the meat.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2022

Yes, your ex would need physical access to get into those devices, but better safe than sorry.

From Fox News ● Aug. 21, 2021

Finding his way back would probably be no problem, but better safe than sorry.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull