cuentas de la lechera — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americaidiomaticinformal
  • Fanciful calculations or plans based on hypothetical or uncertain future events; equivalent to 'counting your chickens before they hatch.'
  • Making optimistic assumptions about gains or benefits before they are secured.

  Examples

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  • Estás haciendo cuentas de la lechera si crees que esa inversión te hará rico en un mes.

    You're counting your chickens before they hatch if you think that investment will make you rich in a month.

  • No hagas cuentas de la lechera con ese proyecto, todavía falta mucho para ver resultados.

    Don’t make fanciful plans with that project; there’s still a long way to see results.

  • Cuando planean sus vacaciones, siempre hacen cuentas de la lechera y luego se decepcionan.

    When they plan their vacations, they always make fanciful calculations and then get disappointed.