“is worth”

The following 4 entries include the term is worth.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

proverbial saying

used to say that it is better to hold onto something one has than to risk losing it by trying to get something better

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

idiom

used to say that it is better and easier to stop a problem, illness, etc., from happening than to stop or correct it after it has started

a picture is worth a thousand words

idiom

used to say that it is often easier to show something in a picture than to describe it with words

for all someone is worth

idiom

: as much as possible or with as much effort as possible


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