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A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush::
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.
A Blessing In Disguise::
Something good that isn’t recognized at first.
A Chip On Your Shoulder::
Being upset for something that happened in the past.
An idiom is a combination of words that has a meaning that is different from the meanings of the individual words themselves. 
It can have a literal meaning in one situation and a different idiomatic meaning in another situation. It is a phrase which does not always follow the normal rules of meaning and grammar.
To sit on the fence , it literally means that one is sitting on a fence. I sat on the fence and watched the game. However, the idiomatic meaning of to sit on the fence is that one is not making a clear choice regarding some issue.
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Actions speak louder than words
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Children usually learn more from the examples set by their elders than from what they are told ; a person’s character is judged by the thing she does and not by what he says; actions give evidence or proof of. |
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Fortune knocks once at every man’s door |
Everyone gets at least one good opportunity in his lifetime; everyone has the opportunity to be successful in life. |
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Give the devil his due
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Be just and fair-minded , even to the one who does not deserve much or who is unfriendly or unfair; we should punish a person according to his wrongdoings. |
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Between the devil and the deep sea |
To choose between two equally bad alternatives in a serious dilemma. |
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Where there’s a will there’s a way |
When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it. |
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A burnt child dreads fire |
A bad experience or a horrifying incident may scar one’s attitude or thinking for a lifetime. |
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First come, first served |
The first in line will be attended to first. |
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