buddy79
4 Answers
daren1
Best answer!
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" is a proverb about risk or greed. It means that it is better to have something, for certain, than to take a risk to get more, with the possibility that you get nothing at all. It means that it's better to have a thing of lesser value in reality than it is to have something of greater value in theory.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
melandrupert
jhharlan
Bob/PKB
You have won a couple of contests or games against someone. This person owes you $100 for each game you have won, for a total of $200. "Let's do one more, double or nothing," says your opponent. What do you say?
IF you want to risk the $200, you accept the challenge. IF you win, your opponent now owes you $400 (an extra $100 if each game is worth $100). HOWEVER, if you LOSE, you now have nothing....You don't owe your opponent $100, nor does the opponent owe you $200 (which would be a net $100 win for you). YOU GET NOTHING.
A bird in the hand ($200) is worth two in the bush (a possible $400, BUT also a possible $0)
| 11 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
