better an egg today than a hen tomorrow

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Definition of better an egg today than a hen tomorrow in English English dictionary

It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later

Hyphenation

bet·ter an egg to·day than a hen to·mor·row

Turkish pronunciation

betır ın eg tudey dhın ı hen tumärō

Synonyms

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Pronunciation

/ˈbetər ən ˈeg to͞oˈdā ᴛʜən ə ˈhen to͞oˈmäˌrō/ /ˈbɛtɜr ən ˈɛɡ tuːˈdeɪ ðən ə ˈhɛn tuːˈmɑːˌroʊ/

Etymology

() From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Latin Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora.