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Speak too soon

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo 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."

Synonyms

overpromise speak out of turn back the wrong horse miscall put one's foot in one's mouth talk out of turn outpromise misconjecture forspeak misproclaim twist someone's words bark up the wrong tree

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