Proverb- "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" I Meaning I Example I Sentence example

Proverb- "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"

Meaning:

It means it’s always better to depend on something one already has than to wait for something more one is skeptical of getting i.e. May or may not get. As it’s always better to catch hold of the opportunity in hands than to wait for an opportunity which we might “hope” of getting but can never assure it.

Just remember by the proverb itself. Common sense! If you have a bird in hand it’s always better to rely on that than to wait for the other two you are expecting to be in the bushes. Who knows if you let go of the bird in hand in order to catch the two in the bush which you are expecting are there might make you regret later.

Example:

Assume you looking for a good paying job something like 5 LPA, but you are getting an offer of jobs which pays only 3LPA. Now it’s a recession period and the job opportunities are not that often. In this case, the bird in hand is the job of 3 LPA and the bird in the bush is 5 LPA which you are not even sure whether it’s going to be offered to you ever. So the job in hand is worth having then to wait for something which is not there.

Sentence Example:

1.    I might have got a better offer if I had waited for some more times, but I decided to take the one I already had. After all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

2.    Look friend there is saying that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. So you better go for the role which is offered to you in order to not regret later.

3.    My father advised me to take up any suitable job that is offered on-campus as the off-campus jobs are very competitive & skeptical. So he said a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

4.    Sam - John, the pizza hut person says they only have cheese pizza left & no barbeque pizza. Do you want that?

John- No, but I want to eat a barbeque pizza. We can check some other pizza huts.
Sam- But, John it's closing time and we already have checked a few of them. I don’t think so there will be any store open at this hour. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”, if we don’t take this one then we might have to spend the night starving.

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