Better an egg today than a hen tomorrowEnglishDescriptionIt is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later. Sources Wiktionary EquivalentsThis is how you express this idiom across languages and locales.ListMapEnglishA bird in the hand is worth two in the bushFrenchun tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'aurasa here-you-go is worth more than two you-can-have-it-latersGreekΚάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι παρά δέκα και καρτέριIt's better to have five in the hand than to wait for tenRussianЛучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небеA tomtit in the hand is better than crane in the skySpanishmás vale pájaro en mano que ciento volandoa bird in the hand is worth more than one hundred in flightLogin to correlate with other idioms
