Don't cry before you are hurt



Don't cry before you are hurt.

Prov. Do not be upset about a bad thing that might happen; only be upset when something bad really does happen. Fred: What am I going to do? There's a possibility that my job will be eliminated! Jane: Don't cry before you are hurt. They haven't eliminated you yet.
See also: before, cry, hurt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hengist-Ancient Germanic
Pruitt['pru:it]
NemesisNEM-ə-sis (English)Greek Mythology
SjarelSHAH-rəlLimburgish
Sevan-Armenian
Iman-Arabic, Persian, Indonesian