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Phrase(s): Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
Prov. Cliché Do not act as though something has turned out favorably for you until it has really turned out that way. • Jill: When I get my raise, I’ll use the extra money to go on vacation. Jane: But you don’t know for sure that you’re going to get a raise. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs