"bird in the hand" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2000 September 6, Maze II, “the Seattle curse?”, in alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys (Usenet)",
          "text": "Cowboys picks are more miss than hit. Galloway is a relatively young guy, so what the hey. Bird in the hand, right?",
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          "text": "‘Look on the bright side,’ he said when he’d finished. ‘At least we got five hundred quid. Bird in the hand, eh?’",
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          "text": "“Well, there is that, sir,” Harcourt replied after a moment to think that over. “Bird in the hand, and all that?”",
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