To warn someone to wait until the expected good thing has really happened till then avoid making further plans

Etymology:

  • A story written by Aesop described an incident of a woman carrying a basket of eggs. Throughout her way, she made plans about how much chickens she would get when all the eggs hatched and how much profit she’ll have for her chickens. As she was so excited, she dropped her egg basket and all eggs cracked.
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I spent lots of money and time in business with Mike and was anticipating good outcomes, but all in vain. I shouldn’t have counted my chickens before they hatched.

Submitted on February 25, 2019

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لا تحسب دجاجاتك قبل أن تفقس

zähle deine Hühner nicht bevor sie schlüpfen

ne kalkulu viajn kokojn antaŭ ol ili elkoviĝas

no cuentes tus pollos antes de que nazcan

ne comptez pas vos poulets avant qu'ils n'éclosent

彼らが孵化する前にあなたの鶏を数えないでください

não conte suas galinhas antes que eclodam

не считайте цыплят до того, как они вылупятся

在它们孵化之前不要数你的鸡

在它們孵化之前不要數你的雞

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