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Devil Drives Expression Means Forced Circumstances I’d Stay

Phrase/Idiom needs must when the devil drives
Definition The expression means that you are sometimes forced by circumstances to do something that you do not want to do.
Example I’d rather stay at home with you than attend the meeting, but needs must when the devil drives.

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