ne'er cast a clout till May be out UK /nɛə ˌkɑːst‿ə ˈklaʊt tɪl ˌmeɪ biː ˈaʊt/US /nɛəɹ ˌkæst‿ə ˈklaʊt tɪl ˌmeɪ bi ˈaʊt/ saying1 •(dialect, UK) Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.Leave not off a Clout, / Till May be out. — 1732