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BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH,

FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH,

GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE,

NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN,

WORTH A CENT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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not worth a tinkers damn

[not worth a tinker's damn] or not [worth a tinker's dam] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not worth anything; valueless. * /As a bricklayer he was not worth a tinker's damn./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

game is not worth the candle

[game is not worth the candle] {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * /I don't want to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

[bird in the hand is worth two in the bush] Something we have, or can easily get, is more valuable than something we want that we may not be able […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

worth a cent

[worth a cent] {adj. phr.} Worth anything; of any value. - Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. * /The book was old and it was not worth a cent./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms