English Idioms – a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Idiom

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Definition

it’s better to accept what you have now than dream about something which might never happen

Example

He says that if we go to Saudi Arabia we could find a job which pays three times as much. But what if we don’t find a job? A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

See also:

English Idioms – a stitch in time saves nine

English Idioms – a drop in the ocean