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Don’t count your chickens Don’t count your chickens (or don’t count your chickens before they are hatched) means that it is unwise rely on something happening before it does. If you are not counting your chickens, you are waiting to see what happens. Not all eggs will hatch, so if you counted eggs and assumed you would have that many chickens, you might be disappointed. “I think I’ll go through to the next round of the competition.”“I hope so, but don’t count your chickens.”

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Metaphor	Don’t count your chickens
Question Meaning	What do you mean?
Meaning	Don’t count your chickens (or don’t count your chickens before they are hatched) means that it is unwise rely on something happening before it does. If you are not counting your chickens, you are waiting to see what happens.
Question Explanation	Why does it mean this?
Explanation	Not all eggs will hatch, so if you counted eggs and assumed you would have that many chickens, you might be disappointed.
Question Example	Example
Example	“I think I’ll go through to the next round of the competition.” “I hope so, but don’t count your chickens.”

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