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Proverb
Sell or divide? The bear’s skin proverb
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Meaning: don’t celebrate something you don’t have yet.
- Example
- “The deal isn’t signed yet. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”
France sells the skin, Russia divides it. One truth: don’t celebrate too early.
Longer film on the same idea: Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch
How other nations say it
France · FrenchIl ne faut pas vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tuéLiterally: Don’t sell the bear’s skin before you’ve killed it.Selling first: a greedy mistake.
Russia · RussianНе дели шкуру неубитого медведяNe deli shkuru neubitogo medvedyaLiterally: Don’t divide the skin of a bear you haven’t killed.Sharing out first: a team mistake.
Sources
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