Meaning of giving and giving, little bird flying (what is it, concept and definition)

What is Giving and giving, little bird flying:

"Giving and giving, little bird flying" is a popular saying that is used to refer symbolically to those operations of exchanges, transactions, negotiations and purchase-sale in which the parties honor the commitments made simultaneously. In this way, giving and receiving at the same time is a guarantee of conformity between the parties.

The popular saying stresses the importance of negotiating parties immediately resolving the terms of trade. It involves, among other things, deferring any intention of credit or postponement of delivery, so that there is no room for future misunderstandings or disagreements.

Thus, whoever invokes the expression "giving and giving, little bird flying," requests the immediate settlement of the negotiation, which is nothing other than the end of the operation.

There are some similar sayings and sayings that express this same concern or, at least, similar values. Among them we can mention "clear accounts keep friends". In a less exact but similar sense, we can remember the saying "a bird in the hand is better than a hundred flying".

Although it is usually used especially in the economic sphere, "giving and giving, little bird flying" can also be invoked in a figurative sense between two people so that both commit to honor at the same time any agreement they have concluded. Young people often use it in this regard, for example, to lend things to each other.

See also Better a bird in hand than a hundred flying.