- put\ the\ cart\ before\ the\ horse
- See: cart before the horse
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 — 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
(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