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Cutting Out Early 

Leaving ones place of work before the work day is officially complete. Often used with a lame excuse such as having to go to Karate practice.
Hey guys - I have to Cut Out Early to go to Karate. If the boss calls, just tell him that I have an offsite meeting.

cutting out of the closet 

the act of confessing that one is emo
1: dude, john was cutting out of the closet to me in class

2: so, he's emo, then!

counting my monkeys before they're out of the trees 

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."