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Phrase(s): A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Prov. Having something for certain is better than the possibility of getting something better. • I might get a better offer, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. • Bill has offered to buy my car for $3,000 cash. Someone else might pay more, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs