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1 a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
syn: a gift in the hand is better than two promisesbetter an egg today, than a hen tomorrow≅ краще жайворонок у руці, ніж журавель у небі краще синиця у жмені, ніж журавель у небі краще нині горобець, ніж узавтра голубецьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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2 bird
[bɜːd]n1) птахbird of passage — перелі́тний птах
bird of prey — хи́жий птах
2) розм. люди́на, хло́пець; суб'є́ктa gay [queer] bird — веселу́н
••a bird in the bush — щось нереа́льне
a bird in the hand — щось реа́льне
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush присл. — кра́ще сини́ця в жме́ні, ніж жураве́ль у не́бі
birds of a feather flock together присл. — свій свояка́ вгада́є зда́лека
to do smth. like a bird — роби́ти щось охо́че
to get the bird — бу́ти зві́льненим; театр. бу́ти осви́станим
a little bird told me — чу́тка йде по всьо́му сві́ту
to kill two birds with one stone — уби́ти одни́м по́стрілом двох зайці́в
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3 a pound in the purse is worth two in the book
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4 a gift in the hand is better than two promises
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5 _бажання; капризи
better to have than wish a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush if a man could have all his wishes, he would double his trouble if my aunt had been a man, he'd have been my uncle the more you get, the more you want nothing is impossible to a willing heart where there is a will, there's a way the wish is father to the thoughtEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _бажання; капризи
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6 a living dog is better than a dead lion
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7 better an egg today, than a hen tomorrow
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8 better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery
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9 i will not change a cottage in possession for a kingdom in reversion
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10 never quit certainty for hope
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