a bird in the hand

A form of a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — A sure thing is preferable to the mere chance at something more.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proverb
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Cite this entry
APA

a bird in the hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20bird%20in%20the%20hand

MLA

“a bird in the hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20bird%20in%20the%20hand. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a bird in the hand,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20bird%20in%20the%20hand.

Source: a bird in the hand on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.