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  What it means

  “Better a sparrow in the fist than a pigeon on the roof.” A certain, modest possession is more valuable than a larger but uncertain one. Don’t risk what you have for the chance of something better.

  English equivalent

  A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

  Vocabulary

  • wróbel — sparrow
  • garść — fist, handful
  • gołąb — pigeon, dove
  • dach — roof

  Grammar note

  'W garści' is the locative of 'garść'. 'Na dachu' is the locative of 'dach'.

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