PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSES

Meaning of PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSES in English

reverse the proper order of things

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CART — I. ˈkärt, ˈkȧt, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English carte, cart, probably from Old Norse kartr; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEFORE — I. bə̇ˈfō(ə)r, bē-, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adverb Etymology: Middle English before, beforen, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORSES — plural of horse present third singular of horse
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CART — — cartable , adj. — carter , n. /kahrt/ , n. 1. a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEFORE — /bi fawr", -fohr"/ , prep. 1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 2. in front of; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CART — I. ˈkärt noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse kartr; akin to Old English cræt cart Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEFORE — I. bi-ˈfȯr, bē- adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
CART — vt to carry or convey in a cart. 2. cart ·noun an open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. 3. cart ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
BEFORE — adv in advance. 2. before ·adv earlier; sooner than; until then. 3. before ·adv in time past; previously; already. 4. …
Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CART — [cart] n [ME, prob. fr. ON kartr; akin to OE craet cart] (13c) 1: a heavy usu. horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEFORE — [be.fore] adv or adj [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE beforan, fr. be- + foran before, fr. fore] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CART — cart BrE AmE kɑːt AmE kɑːrt ▷ carted ˈkɑːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈkɑːrt̬ əd ▷ carting ˈkɑːt ɪŋ AmE ˈkɑːrt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CART — / kɑːt; NAmE kɑːrt/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a vehicle with two or four wheels that is pulled …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — / bɪˈfɔː(r); NAmE / preposition , conjunction , adverb ■ preposition 1. earlier than sb/sth : before lunch the day …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CART — I. cart 1 /kɑːt $ kɑːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: kartr …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEFORE — I. be ‧ fore 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . earlier than a particular event …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
CART — n. & v. --n. 1 a strong vehicle with two or four wheels for carrying loads, usu. drawn by a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CART — n. & v. n. 1 a strong vehicle with two or four wheels for carrying loads, usu. drawn by a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
CART — n. & v. --n. 1. a strong vehicle with two or four wheels for carrying loads, usu. drawn by a …
Oxford English vocab
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1. earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Oxford English vocab
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CART — ( carts, carting, carted) 1. A cart is an old-fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CART — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a golf cart (= a small car used on golf courses ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEFORE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEFORE — (IN FRONT) [preposition] - in front ofThe letter K comes before L in the Roman alphabet.Many mothers put their children's …
Cambridge English vocab
CART — To put the cart before the horse; to mention the last part of a story first. To be flogged at …
Slang English vocab
BEFORE — adv. Function: preposition 1 coming before in space or time FF1C; be home before dark FF1E; Synonyms: ahead of, ante, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEFORE — adv. Function: adverb 1 so as to precede something in order or time FF1C; racing on before to give warning …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEFORE — I. adverb 1. so as to precede something in order or time racing on before to give warning Synonyms: ahead, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CART — noun 1 vehicle pulled by animals ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ horse-drawn ▪ bullock , donkey , ox , etc. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
HORSES — • ↑ hold your horses
Longman Activator English vocab
BEFORE — INDEX: 1. before you do something or before something happens 2. before a particular time or date 3. before now …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEFORE — See ↑ BEFORE 1,2,3,5, ↑ IF 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ come before • ↑ just before/after • ↑ never been …
Longman Activator English vocab
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CART — n. 25B6; noun a horse-drawn cart : WAGON, carriage, dray; archaic wain. See list at carriage . a man with …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEFORE — adv. 25B6; preposition he dressed up before going out : PRIOR TO, previous to, earlier than, preparatory to, in preparation …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Dirty English-Russian vocab
BEFORE — adv. 1 previously, earlier, already, beforehand; formerly, in the past; once I have told you before, don't count your chickens …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HORSES — shores
Anagrams English vocabulary
BEFORE — adverb 1 BAD : Before forty years the journey took twice as long. GOOD : Forty years ago the journey …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORSES — кони Лошади horses: white ~ барашки (на море) horses: white ~ барашки (на море)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CART — 1. сущ. 1) телега; повозка; подвода to draw/pull a cart ≈ тянуть, тащить повозку to push a cart ≈ толкать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEFORE — 1. нареч. 1) впереди; вперед marching on before ≈ двигаясь впереди Syn : ahead, in advance, in front 2) вначале, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORSES — Лошадь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HORSES — Лошадиный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CART — cart.ogg 1. kɑ:t n 1. телега; повозка; двуколка 2. (ручная) тележка; тачка 3. уст. экипаж; колесница Phoebus' Cart - колесница …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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