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What does 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' mean?
It's better to have a lesser but certain advantage than the possibility of a greater one that may come to nothing.
What is the origion of 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush'?
This idiom dates back to medieval times, used to express the notion that it is better to hold onto something one already has rather than to risk losing it by trying to attain something better that is not guaranteed.
Emoji meanings
- represents 'a bird' represents 'in the hand' represents 'is worth' represents 'two birds' represents 'bush'
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