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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Bethuel | | bə-THYOO-əl (English) | Biblical |
Gayathri | | - | Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu |
Mclain | | [mək'lein] | |
Roddy | | RAH-dee (English) | English, Scottish |
Yardena | | - | Hebrew |
Epps | | [eps] | |