June 8, 2010

Idiom: Don't count your chickens until they hatch.

"Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they've hatched)."

Meaning: Don't assume that something will happen until it has happened

Example:
Ernie: I really believe that I'm going to win the Megalotto.
Bert: Don't count your chickens until they hatch!


Last week's idioms:
ace
bad mouth