never whistle till you are out of the woods
never whistle till you are out of the woods
Don't consider or proclaim a problem solved until you are sure that it is completely, permanently resolved, as more issues might crop up before then. A: "Acquiring this account will solve all our financial worries." B: "Never whistle till you are out of the woods. If they pull out or can't pay us in time, we'll still be in trouble." A: "I'm confident that the treatment will eliminate the cancer very quickly." B: "Never whistle till you're out of the woods, Doc. That cancer could still spread to other parts of the body."
See also: never, of, out, till, whistle, wood
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- don't halloo before you are out of the woods
- don't halloo till you are out of the woods
- don't halloo until you are out of the woods
- don't whistle before you are out of the woods
- don't whistle till you are out of the woods
- don't whistle until you are out of the woods
- halloo
- never halloo before you are out of the woods
- never halloo until you are out of the woods
- never whistle until you are out of the woods