| 单词 | not to halloo until one is out of the wood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to halloo until one is out of the wood b. Proverb. not to halloo until one is out of the wood, not to shout till one is safe from robbers in the forest; esp. figurative not to exult till all danger or difficulty is past. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > with caution [phrase] > admonition to proceed cautiously > not to exult until difficulty is past not to halloo until one is out of the wood1801 1801 W. Huntington Bank of Faith 85 But, alas! I hallooed before I was out of the wood. 1876 W. Fairbairn in Contemp. Rev. June 137 He halloos, not only before he is out of the wood, but before he is well into it. < as lemmas |
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