crow before one is out of the woods

crow before one is out of the woods
{v. phr.} To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble. - Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb, "Don't crow before you are out of the woods." * /John thought his team would win because the game was almost over, but he didn't want to crow before they were out of the woods./ Often used in a short form, "out of the woods". * /Mary nearly died during the operation, and she is not out of the woods yet./

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  • crow before one is out of the woods — {v. phr.} To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble. Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb, Don t crow before you are out of the woods. * /John thought his team would win because the game was almost over, but… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • crow\ before\ one\ is\ out\ of\ the\ woods — v. phr. often as a proverb To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble. Usually used in negative sentences, Don t crow before you are out of the woods. John thought his team would win because the game was almost over, but he… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • out of the woods — See: CROW BEFORE ONE IS OUT OF THE WOODS …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • out\ of\ the\ woods — See: crow before one is out of the woods …   Словарь американских идиом

  • woods — See: BABE IN THE WOODS, CROW BEFORE ONE IS OUT OF THE WOODS, NECK OF THE WOODS, TAKE TO THE WOODS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • woods — See: BABE IN THE WOODS, CROW BEFORE ONE IS OUT OF THE WOODS, NECK OF THE WOODS, TAKE TO THE WOODS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • woods — See: babe in the woods, crow before one is out of the woods, neck of the woods, take to the woods …   Словарь американских идиом

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