THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE

Meaning of THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE in English

backwards, back to front

Having dessert before dinner is putting the cart before the horse.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE — backwards, back to front Having dessert before dinner is putting the cart before the horse.
English Idioms vocab
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
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
HORSE — — horseless , adj. — horselike , adj. /hawrs/ , n. , pl. horses , ( esp. collectively ) horse …
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
HORSE — I. ˈhȯrs noun ( plural hors·es also horse ) Etymology: Middle English hors, from Old English; akin to Old High …
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
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
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
HORSE — [horse] n, pl hors.es also horse [ME hors, fr. OE; akin to OHG hros horse] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
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
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
CART — cart BrE AmE kɑːt AmE kɑːrt ▷ carted ˈkɑːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈkɑːrt̬ əd ▷ carting ˈkɑːt ɪŋ AmE ˈkɑːrt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
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
HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
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
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
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
HORSE — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
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
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
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
HORSE — ( horses) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A horse is a …
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
HORSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a horse/boat/bike etc race ▪ It’s legal to gamble on horse races. charley horse …
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 — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a case comes before a judge/court ▪ The case came before the federal courts. …
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
HORSE — n. American Saddle Horse Arabian horse Crazy Horse cutting horse horse racing horse chestnut family pommel horse side horse Przewalski's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE — n. Equine species ( Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE — Synonyms and related words : Al Borak, American trotter, Amytal, Amytal pill, Angora goat, Appaloosa, Arabian, Arctic fox, Barb, Barbary …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Slang 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
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
HORSE — n. 25B6; noun MOUNT, charger, cob, nag, hack; pony, foal, yearling, colt, stallion, gelding, mare, filly; N. Amer. bronco; Austral./NZ …
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
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
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Словарь английских идиом
HORSE — The most striking feature in the biblical notices of the horse is the exclusive application of it to warlike operations; …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
BEFORE — adverb 1 BAD : Before forty years the journey took twice as long. GOOD : Forty years ago the journey …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse ≈ приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, …
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
HORSE — horse.ogg 1. hɔ:s n 1. 1> лошадь, конь riding /saddle/ horse - верховая лошадь draught horse - упряжная лошадь heavy …
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