don't cry before you are hurt Idiom

hurt my feelings

make me feel sad, offend me You hurt my feelings when you said I waddle like a duck.

what you don't know won't hurt you

if you do not know about a problem, you do not worry Don't tell Dad I'm gay. What he doesn't know won't hurt him.

not hurt a flea

Idiom(s): not hurt a flea

Theme: HARM - LACKING

not to harm anything or anyone, even a tiny insect. (Also with other forms of negation.)
• Ted would not even hurt a flea. He could not have struck Bill
• Ted would never hurt a flea, and he would not hit anyone as you claim.

cry before one is hurt

Idiom(s): cry before one is hurt

Theme: COMPLAINT

to cry or complain before one is injured.
• Bill always cries before he's hurt.
• There is no point in crying before one is hurt.

Not hurt a fly

Somebody who would not hurt a fly is not aggressive.

cry before one is hurt|cry|holler|holler before on

v. phr., informal To complain when there is no reason for it; become upset because you are worried or afraid.

Used in negative sentences. When Billy went to the barber, he began to cry before the barber cut his hair and his father told him not to cry before he was hurt.

Often used as a proverb. John was worried because he would soon have a new boss. His mother said, "Don't cry before you're hurt!"
Synonym: BORROW TROUBLE.

hurt

hurt
see not hurt a fly.

don't cry afore you are hurt

proverb Don't become agitated about article until it absolutely happens. I apperceive you're afraid that you did ailing on your exams, but don't cry afore you are hurt.Learn more: before, cry, hurt

Don't cry afore you are hurt.

Prov. Do not be agitated about a bad affair that ability happen; alone be agitated back article bad absolutely does happen. Fred: What am I activity to do? There's a achievability that my job will be eliminated! Jane: Don't cry afore you are hurt. They haven't alone you yet.Learn more: before, cry, hurt

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