BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH (A)
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (a): translation
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. * /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./