Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

don't count your chickens before they've hatched

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: don't -coun-t y-our chick-en-s be-fore they've hatched
IPA

80

Scrabble Score

40

Letters

7

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

Example Sentences

"“Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched,” Frank put in. “We’ll have to catch him first, and that won’t be easy.”"
"The rare privilege of being pampered will delight you, but don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched."
"“Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched,” I warned her. “Sure it seems like we’ve won, but you never know when something bad might happen.[…]”"

Questions

What does don't count your chickens before they've hatched mean?: Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

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