a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 也是一个习语，而且可以独立成句，本意是“双鸟在林不如一鸟在手”，可以意为“多得不如现得，有总比没有好”。

【例句】
Here is some good advice: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
现在再来给你一个忠告：双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

He decided against selling off his small business for the prospects of starting a bigger one. He realized that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
他决定不卖掉自己的小生意，以期开创一个更大的事业。他意识到多得不如现得。