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Originally Posted by Niamh.
I don't get it? What are you asking, what the saying means?
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That's what I was saying I don't get it either. I keep hearing it. I think it was said again at the people's choice awards yesterday lol
ETA: seems it's not that new of a saying
"It's better to have a small actual advantage than the chance of a greater one.
Origin
"It isn't until the 19th century that we find the phrase in its currently used form. The earliest I've located is in a US newspaper The Huron Reflector, from January 1833:
You use this proverb to say it is better to accept something that you have or you can use now than to try to get something better that you might not be able to obtain. Sometimes people just say, "A bird in the hand."
If someone says, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," he/she means that it is better to be satisfied with something you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better you may not succeed in getting.
Example:
If I were you, I'd accept the job. It might not be the best job for you, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
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Bad saying! shouldn't we aim higher?