"DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH"

10/10/2017

"DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH"

A very common idiom in English but might not be so well known here in Spain. Essentially this means that you should not make any plans until you have verified the positive outcome that you are looking for.

That might be a little confusing to understand so here is an example: "When I get promoted I am going to use the extra money to pay for an expensive holiday!"..... "Don't count your chickens before they hatch!!!" (The promotion this person is hoping for is not guaranteed so they should not plan too far in advance. Is there an equivalent in Spanish?

Hope that helps!

10 Comments

spatogon

10/19/2017 07:22:37 am

Good idiom! I got to remember that.

I think in Spanish the most similar would be "No vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo"

Joaquín

10/24/2017 04:36:52 am

Sí. No vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo es exactamente la misma idea

Miguel Edgar Garcia

10/24/2017 05:51:20 am

In Mexico City could be the same as Spain!

Sara

10/24/2017 12:59:48 pm

Con similar sentido, en España se hace referencia al "cuento de la lechera"

Janette Valencia link

7/20/2018 12:33:21 pm

In Mexico is told: don't sell cheeses before buy the cow.

Julian Defrancisco

10/27/2017 04:20:56 pm

Julian Defrancisco

10/27/2017 04:23:43 pm

En Colombia decimos: No Montes el caballo antes de enseñarlo.

Osiris

7/20/2018 05:54:01 am

"No montes el caballo antes de ensillarlo"

Aziza

2/12/2018 04:33:51 am

In arabic: لا تبيع السمك حتى أن تصطاده which means :
Do not sell fish until you catch them

Alexandra

7/20/2018 08:40:21 am

En Venezuela diriamos:
No cuentes los pollos antes de nacer.

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