English / proverb
Don't Count Your Chicks
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A shortened proverbial warning not to assume prospective business fortunes in advance
In context
01
The commodity broker celebrated after seeing morning market futures, but his partner muttered, 'Don't count your chicks.'
02
We may have secured exclusive vendor rights, yet my instinct says: don't count your chicks.
Synonyms
curb your optimism,wait and see,avoid presumptive gain
Antonyms
declare premature victory,boast prematurely
Collocations
warn someone don't count your chicks,cautious whisper don't count your chicks