don't catch your chickens before they're hatched

don't catch your chickens before they're hatched
   This means that you should wait until you know whether something has produced the results you desire, rather than acting beforehand. ('Don't count your chickens until they've hatched' is an alternative.)
  (Dorking School Dictionary)

English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.

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