más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  Human · Idiomatically
  • Equivalent of the English idiom "Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow": It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.
  • Equivalent of the English idiom "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush": It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.