- Putting the cart before the horse
- When you put the cart before the horse, you are doing something the wrong way round.
Dictionary of English idioms . He Heba Abdelraheim Alkady . 2014.
Putting the cart before the horse
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putting the cart before the horse — When you put the cart before the horse, you are doing something the wrong way round … The small dictionary of idiomes
putting the cart before the horse — When you put the cart before the horse, you are doing something the wrong way round. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(the) cart before the horse — (put) the cart before the horse to do something that should happen later before other things. Barnhart is putting the cart before the horse by building a stadium before a team has agreed to play there … New idioms dictionary
cart before the horse (to put) — {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . * /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was… … Dictionary of American idioms
cart before the horse (to put) — {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . * /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was… … Dictionary of American idioms
cart\ before\ the\ horse — n. phr. informal things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was putting the… … Словарь американских идиом
cart\ before\ the\ horse\ to\ put — n. phr. informal things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was putting the… … Словарь американских идиом
the cart before the horse — backwards, back to front Having dessert before dinner is putting the cart before the horse … English idioms
put the cart before the horse — To reverse the natural or sensible order of things • • • Main Entry: ↑cart put the cart before the horse see under ↑cart • • • Main Entry: ↑horse * * * put the cart before the horse phrase to do one thing before another thing that you should have … Useful english dictionary
put the cart before the horse — A person who puts the cart before the horse is doing things in the wrong order. Building a school before knowing the age of the population is putting the cart before the horse … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
