speak too soon

English

Verb

speak too soon (third-person singular simple present speaks too soon, present participle speaking too soon, simple past spoke too soon, past participle spoken too soon)

To say something that is then contradicted by events, normally in an unwelcome way.
Uh-oh, it's started raining again. I spoke too soon when I said the weather was brightening up.

Translations

Finnish: puhua liian hätäisesti, puhua liian aikaisin
French: parler trop vite
Polish: źle przewidywać impf, źle przewidzieć pf, zapeszać impf, zapeszyć pf

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