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do not count your chickens before they hatch
Definition: you should not make plans based on future events that may not happen at all
Usage: he undermined his opponents and started to celebrate before even crossing the finish line and let his gut down; two of the opponents crossed the finish line before him because he counted his chickens before they hatch
SEPEDI
Translation: o se ke wa bala dikgogo pele di thwathwaša
Proverb: thari ga e šogwe ngwana a sešo a belegwa
XITSONGA
Translation: u nga hlayeli swikukwana swi nga si tlhotlhora
Proverb: u nga hlayeli swikukwana swi nga si tlhotlhora
TSHIVENḒA
Translation: u songo vhala khuhu dzau dzi sa athu u thothonya
Proverb: muḽatshawe u a dzumbama, vha tshi mu wana a si mulandu