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Count one`s chickens before they`re hatched

To assume that something will be successful before it is certain.

Don`t count your chickens before they`re hatched. You are spending your money before you have a job.

Related Idioms

Count (someone) out or count out (someone)

To exclude someone from something. Please count me out of your plans to go skiing this weekend. Read more →

Count (someone) in or count in (someone)

To include someone in something. I know that my friends will count me in if they go to the zoo. Read more →