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Get ahead of oneself

To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.

📖 Definitions of "Get ahead of oneself"

verb
  1. 1

    To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.

  2. 2

    To develop an opinion based on insufficient information or to take action prematurely.

  3. 3

    To speak or write in a manner in which one makes points out of logical or chronological sequence.

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