COUNTING
count noses
to count people.I'll tell you how many people are here after I count noses.Everyone is here. Let's count noses so we can order hamburgers.
count one's chickens before they hatch
to plan how to utilize good results of something before those results have occurred. (Frequently used in the negative.)You're way ahead of yourself Don't count your chickens before they hatch.You may be disappointed if you count your chickens before they hatch.