επαινοθήρας

πρὶν τοὺς ἰχθῦς ἑλεῖν σὺ τὴν ἅλμην κυκᾷς → you're mixing the sauce before catching the fish | don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him

Greek Monolingual

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αυτός που επιδιώκει επαίνους.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < έπαινος + -θήρας (< θήρα «κυνήγι», πρβλ. θεσι-θήρας, προικο-θήρας)].