I spoke too soon

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I spoke too soon.

1. Fig. I am wrong.; I spoke before I knew the facts. Bill: I know I said I would, but I spoke too soon. Sue: I thought so. John: You said that everything would be all right. Jane: I spoke too soon. That was before I learned that you had been arrested.

2. Fig. What I had said was just now contradicted. Bob: It's beginning to brighten up. I guess it won't rain after all. John: I'm glad to hear that. Bob: Whoops! I spoke too soon. I just felt a raindrop on my cheek. Bill: Thank heavens! Here's John now. Bob: No, that's Fred. Bill: I spoke too soon. He sure looked like John.

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Byline: by Roz Laws I SPOKE too soon about Zoe being locked up. tv & soaps: Party goes with a bang; home & away by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) Byline: Tam Cowan I SPOKE too soon in last week's column when I described anagrams as a pain in the "ears". It's all a bit of a mix-up by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Looks like I spoke too soon about those World Cup sending offs - suddenly there's more cards around than on Father's Day. Fences no solution to violence! by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)			I doubt that I dread to think I feel it in my bones I felt like a penny waiting for change I guess I guess not I guess so I had a lovely time I have to hand it to I have to wash a few things out I hear what you're saying, and I hear you I hope all goes well I just have this feeling I kid you not I know what you mean I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb I must be off I must say good night I must'll love you and leave you I need it yesterday I never! I owe you one I promise you! I rest my case I spoke out of turn I spoke too soon I stand corrected I swan! I take my hat off to I take the Fifth I tell you I thought as much! I was up all night with a sick friend I wasn't born yesterday! I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls I wish I'd said that I won't give up without a fight I would like you to meet I would not wish on I wouldn't put it past I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole I wouldn't touch with a barge pole I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy I'd as leave do I'd as soon do I'd bet money I'd like a word with you. and Could I have a word with you? I'd like to speak to I'd like you to meet			I Seem to Remember I Series I Seriously Hope You Guys Don't Do This I Set My Friends on Fire I Seung-man I Seungman I Shall Always Love You I Shall Love All Mankind I shall return I shall return I Should Be Sleeping I Should Be So Lucky I Should Be So Lucky I Should Coco I Should Coco I Should Coco I should cocoa I should cocoa I should cocoa I Should Have Known Better I shouldn't I shouldn't I shudder to think I signal I Simply Don't Know I Simpósio de Iniciação Científica da Universidade Federal do ABC I Sincerely Love All Muslims I SMILE I Spit on Your Grave I spoke out of turn I spoke too soon I stand corrected I stand corrected I STAY I Still Call Australia Home I Still Don't Get It I Still Don't Give A Fig I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Love You I Stuff You Not I Suck I Suck I Suck I Suck I Suck at Geocaching I Sun-sin I Sunshin I Sunsin I suppose I suppose not I Sure Don't Know I suspect I suspect not I Swallowed A Fly I swan! I Swear I Am Not Making This Up I Swear Not to Say A Word I Swear to God I Tak Dalej

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