Assuming you will have something before you actually have it; similar to "counting your chickens before they hatch" (which is commonly attributed to Aesop).
"The Mariners could do better than expected this year."
"Let's not kid ourselves. Check your premises before you make a prediction."
"I'm assuming a number of things go right. Maybe I'm just counting my monkeys before they're out of the trees."
"Let's not kid ourselves. Check your premises before you make a prediction."
"I'm assuming a number of things go right. Maybe I'm just counting my monkeys before they're out of the trees."
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by Brutus73 December 23, 2011
Get the Don't give a monkeys mug.Arctic Monkeys are a british indie rock band. They consist of alex turner(singer ),matt helders(drummer),jamie cook(lead guitarist)nick 'o malley(bass).They have 4 albums and all the albums have gone to no 1 in the UK charts. Their latest album suck it and see beat lady gaga's album born this way and went to no 1. Suck it and see has already won the best album of the year 2011 in mojo awards and it has gotten many good reviews and is being claimed as the best album of the year 2011 My friend: Bro how awesome is suck it and see
Me: Its awesome album has great songs like the piledriver waltz, hellcat spangled shalala, love is a laserquest, reckless serenade and more
Me: Its awesome album has great songs like the piledriver waltz, hellcat spangled shalala, love is a laserquest, reckless serenade and more
by kylesalmon October 17, 2011
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a great band you should really listen to ;)
a great band you should really listen to ;)
person 1: hey! whatcu listening to?
person 2: a cool little rock band called Arctic Monkeys, you should give them a listen!
person 1: i may have heard of them before, arent one of their songs “do i wanna know?”
person 2: yeah! but they have some other great hits also!!
person 2: a cool little rock band called Arctic Monkeys, you should give them a listen!
person 1: i may have heard of them before, arent one of their songs “do i wanna know?”
person 2: yeah! but they have some other great hits also!!
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Well you can hardly expect any better with the budget you gave me, you pay peanuts you get monkeys.
Well you can hardly expect any better with the budget you gave me, you pay peanuts you get monkeys.
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