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

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Recent Examples on the Web As the old proverb goes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. —

Kylie Robison, Fortune, 26 July 2023

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