sälj inte skinnet innan björnen är skjuten

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • sälj inte skinnet förrän björnen är skjuten

Etymology

From altered versions of Aesop's fable The Bear and the Travelers. Literally "Don't sell the pelt before the bear is shot."

Proverb

sälj inte skinnet innan björnen är skjuten

  1. (idiomatic) don't count your chickens before they're hatched

See also

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