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spring chicken

[spring chicken] {n.}, {slang} A young person. - Usually used with "no". * /Mr. Brown is no spring chicken, but he can still play tennis well./ * /The coach is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

count one's chickens before theyre hatched

[count one's chickens before they're hatched] {v. phr.}, {informal} To depend on getting a profit or gain before you have it; make plans that suppose something will happen; be too […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

no spring chicken

[no spring chicken] {n. phr.} A person who is no longer young. * /Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn their heads to look at her./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

chicken feed

[chicken feed] {n.}, {slang} A very small sum of money. * /John and Bill worked very hard, but they were only paid chicken feed./ * /Mr. Jones is so rich, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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