Milchmädchenrechnung

German

Etymology

Milchmädchen +‎ Rechnung

Pronunciation

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Noun

Milchmädchenrechnung f (genitive Milchmädchenrechnung, plural Milchmädchenrechnungen)

(idiomatic) naive calculation, counting the chickens before they're hatched

Further reading

Milchmädchenrechnung in Duden online

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