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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

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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

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[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

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[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

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