Farmers know it's a mistake to assume that ten eggs means they will have ten chickens.
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Anyone who does would be counting chickens before they are hatched.
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This is usually expressed as a caution.
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"I may get promoted - but maybe I won't. I'll wait and see. I don't want to count chickens before they are hatched."
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