COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH

Meaning of COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH in English

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received

Politicians have learned not to "count their chickens" before the election.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH — plan your future according to events that may or may not take place, depend on something whose outcome is uncertain
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COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH — depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before …
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YOUR
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THEY — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES So they say ▪ ‘Has he lost a fortune?’ ‘ So they say .’ such …
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HATCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES booby hatch eggs hatch (= break open to allow the baby out ) ▪ …
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COUNT — I or earl European title of nobility, ranking in modern times directly below a marquess or (in countries without marquesses) …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEY
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HATCH — I. ˈhach noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English hache, hacche, from Old English hæc; akin to Middle Dutch hecke …
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COUNT — I. ˈkau̇nt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English counten, from Middle French conter, compter, from Latin computare to reckon, …
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BEFORE — I. bə̇ˈfō(ə)r, bē-, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adverb Etymology: Middle English before, beforen, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from …
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CHICKENS — plural of chicken present third singular of chicken
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HATCH — (v. t.) To contrive or plot; to form by meditation, and bring into being; to originate and produce; to concoct; …
Английский словарь Webster
HATCH — ( v. t. ) To contrive or plot; to form by meditation, and bring into being; to originate and produce; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HATCH — hatch 1 — hatchable , adj. — hatchability , n. — hatcher , n. /hach/ , v.t. 1. to bring …
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COUNT — count 1 /kownt/ , v.t. 1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEFORE — /bi fawr", -fohr"/ , prep. 1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 2. in front of; …
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HATCH — I. ˈhach noun Etymology: Middle English hache, from Old English hæc; akin to Middle Dutch hecke trapdoor Date: before 12th …
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COUNT — I. ˈkau̇nt, dialect ˈkyau̇nt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com- + putare to …
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BEFORE — I. bi-ˈfȯr, bē- adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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THEY
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HATCH — noun a flood gate; a a sluice gate. 2. hatch ·noun a bedstead. 3. hatch ·noun development; disclosure; discovery. 4. …
Webster English vocab
COUNT — vi to take account or note; with. 2. count ·vt an object of interest or account; value; estimation. 3. …
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BEFORE — adv in advance. 2. before ·adv earlier; sooner than; until then. 3. before ·adv in time past; previously; already. 4. …
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THEY
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HATCH — [hatch] n [ME hache, fr. OE haec; akin to MD hecke trapdoor] (bef. 12c) 1: a small door or opening …
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COUNT — [count] vb [ME, fr. MF conter, compter, fr. L computare, fr. com- + putare to consider] vt (14c) 1 a: …
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BEFORE — [be.fore] adv or adj [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE beforan, fr. be- + foran before, fr. fore] (bef. 12c) …
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HATCH — hatch, Hatch BrE AmE hætʃ ▷ hatched hætʃt ▷ hatches ˈhætʃ ɪz -əz ▷ hatching ˈhætʃ ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HATCH — / hætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] hatch (out) ( of a young bird, …
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COUNT — / kaʊnt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SAY NUMBERS 1. [ v ] count (from sth) (to / …
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BEFORE — / bɪˈfɔː(r); NAmE / preposition , conjunction , adverb ■ preposition 1. earlier than sb/sth : before lunch the day …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THEY — they S1 W1 /ðeɪ/ BrE AmE pronoun [used as the subject of a verb] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HATCH — I. hatch 1 /hætʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Origin unknown ] 1 . ( also hatch …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNT — I. count 1 S2 W3 /kaʊnt/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ count , ↑ recount , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEFORE — I. be ‧ fore 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . earlier than a particular event …
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COUNT — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. determine the total number or amount of, esp. by assigning successive numbers (count the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNT — v. & n. v. 1 tr. determine the total number or amount of, esp. by assigning successive numbers (count the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNT — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. determine the total number or amount of, esp. by assigning successive numbers (count …
Oxford English vocab
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1. earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THEY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'They' is a third person plural …
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HATCH — ( hatches, hatching, hatched) 1. When a baby bird, insect, or other animal hatches , or when it is hatched …
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COUNT — ( counts, counting, counted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
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BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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COUNT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cell count (= the number of cells in a particular amount of blood …
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BEFORE
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
HATCH — (OPENING), hatchway [noun] [C] - an opening through a wall, floor, etc., or the cover for itHand the parcels to …
Cambridge English vocab
BEFORE — (IN FRONT) [preposition] - in front ofThe letter K comes before L in the Roman alphabet.Many mothers put their children's …
Cambridge English vocab
COUNT — n. Aehrenthal Aloys Count Lexa von Alfieri Vittorio Count Amadeus the Green Count Andrássy Gyula Count Arakcheyev Aleksey Andreyevich Count …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HATCH — Synonyms and related words : French door, angle, archway, autolithograph, back door, barway, be a printmaker, be born, be gravid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COUNT — Synonyms and related words : Brahman, a reckoning of, account, account of, accounts, accusal, accusation, accusing, add up, adjudge, adjudicate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEFORE — adv. Function: preposition 1 coming before in space or time FF1C; be home before dark FF1E; Synonyms: ahead of, ante, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEFORE — adv. Function: adverb 1 so as to precede something in order or time FF1C; racing on before to give warning …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEFORE — I. adverb 1. so as to precede something in order or time racing on before to give warning Synonyms: ahead, …
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HATCH — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ closed , open ▪ Leave the ~ open. ▪ access , escape ▪ serving ( esp. …
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