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lepší vrabec v hrsti nežli holub na střeše

/[lɛpʃiː vrabɛt͡s vɦr̩scɪ nɛʒlɪ ɦolup na str̝̊ɛʃɛ]/
Czechproverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Etymology

Literally, “better a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the roof”.

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