| 释义 |
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(a)Something we have, or can easily get, is more valuable than something we want that we may not be able to get; we shouldn't risk losing something sure by trying to get something that is not sure. — A proverb. 〖谚〗双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。◆ Johnny has a job as a paperboy, but he wants a job in a gas station. His father says that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.约翰尼是个报童,但他想在加油站有份工作。他父亲说,已有的工作总比没把握到手的工作要好。 |