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Out of all the alternatives given, select the word which closely fits the given idiom or phrase. Don't count your chickens before they hatch
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Out of all the alternatives given, select the word which closely fits the given idiom or phrase.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch

A.

Good things come after bad things.

B.

To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.

C.

Do something without having planned beforehand.

D.

Don't count on something good happening until it's happened.

Correct option is D

Option (d) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
Given Idiom: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch means do not assume success or positive results until they actually happen. (घटना से पहले सफलता की उम्मीद न लगाना)
Example: He was already planning how to spend the prize money, but I told him not to count his chickens before they hatch.
Other related idioms and their meanings:
· Jump the gun: to act before the proper time
· Put the cart before the horse: to reverse the proper order
· Build castles in the air: to make unrealistic plans

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