🐔 Chicken
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch"
Meaning
Do not make plans based on success that has not happened yet.
About the chicken
Chickens startle easily and are tied to eggs before they hatch, which is where idioms about fear and counting rewards too early come from.
Example sentence
Don't spend the prize money before you win; don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
Do not make plans based on success that has not happened yet.
More chicken idioms
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"Chicken feed"
A very small amount of money.
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"Chickens come home to roost"
Bad actions from the past cause problems later.
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"Count your chickens before they hatch"
To make plans based on success that has not happened yet.
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"Rule the roost"
To be in charge.
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"Henpecked"
Often criticized or controlled by a partner.
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"No spring chicken"
Not young anymore.