English Explanatory Dictionary

count chickens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To trust in something good that is not yet certain.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see count, chicken.

Word forms

count chickens counts chickens counting chickens counted chickens

Etymology

A reference to the proverb don't count your chickens before they're hatched

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