put the cart before the horse
- put the cart before the horse
put the cart before the horse
To reverse the natural or sensible order of things
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put the cart before the horse phrase
to do one thing before another thing that you should have done first
Thesaurus: to do something before someone else
synonym
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reverse the proper order or procedure of something
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put the cart before the horse
: to do things in the wrong order : to do something first instead of waiting until something else has been done
People are putting the cart before the horse by making plans on how to spend the money before we are even certain that the money will be available.
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put the cart before the horse — see
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put the ˌcart before the ˈhorse idiom
to put or do things in the wrong order
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
put 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
put the cart before the horse — ► put the cart before the horse reverse the proper order or procedure. Main Entry: ↑cart … English terms 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
put the cart before the horse — verb To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential. The hour had struck; and with it, as always, appeared the man. So it has ever been in the… … Wiktionary
put the cart before the horse — do things in the wrong order I think that he is putting the cart before the horse by talking about fixing up the house before he even buys it … Idioms and examples
put the cart before the horse — to do things in the wrong order. Deciding what to wear before you ve even been invited to the party is rather putting the cart before the horse, isn t it? … New idioms dictionary
put\ the\ cart\ before\ the\ horse — See: cart before the horse … Словарь американских идиом
(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
