In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:

Ijeoma counted her chickens before they were hatched. This means that Ijeoma

  • A regarded each egg as a chicken
  • B hatched the egg prematurely
  • C assumed that her expectation had already been realized
  • D protected her eggs from breaking
  • E insured the eggs
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The correct answer is C. assumed that her expectation had already been realized

The option nearest in meaning to "counted her chickens before they were hatched" is C. assumed that her expectation had already been realized.

This means that Ijeoma was overly confident or optimistic about a future outcome before it actually happened

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