put the cart before the horse
41cart — noun 1》 a horse drawn open vehicle with two or four wheels, used for carrying loads. ↘a light two wheeled open vehicle for driving in, pulled by a single horse. 2》 a shallow open container on wheels, pulled or pushed by hand. ↘N. Amer. a… …
42cart — cart1 [ kart ] noun count ** 1. ) a vehicle with four wheels and no roof that is pulled by a horse and is used for carrying things 2. ) AMERICAN a SHOPPING CART 3. ) AMERICAN a small table with wheels, used for moving food and drinks. British… …
43cart — cart1 [ka:t US ka:rt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: kartr] 1.) a vehicle with no roof that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying heavy things →↑handcart 2.) AmE a large wire basket on wheels that you use in a ↑supermarket British… …
44horse — 1 noun 1 a large strong animal that people ride on and use for pulling heavy things 2 the horses informal horse races 3 straight from the horse s mouth if you hear something straight from the horse s mouth, you are told it by someone who has… …
45horse — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ♦♦ horses, horsing, horsed 1) N COUNT A horse is a large animal which people can ride. Some horses are used for pulling ploughs and carts. A small man on a grey horse had appeared. 2) N PLURAL: the N, usu on the N When you talk… …
46cart — 1 noun (C) 1 a vehicle with two or four wheels that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying heavy things see also: handcart 2 AmE a large wire basket on wheels that you use in a supermarket; trolley (1) BrE 3 AmE a small table with wheels,… …
47cart — I UK [kɑː(r)t] / US [kɑrt] noun [countable] Word forms cart : singular cart plural carts * 1) a vehicle with four wheels and no roof that is pulled by a horse and is used for carrying things 2) American a shopping trolley 3) American a trolley… …
48horse — see you can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink don’t change horses in mid stream England is the paradise of women, the hell of horses, and the purgatory of servants never look a gift horse in the mouth a good horse cannot be… …
49horse — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM, EAT LIKE A HORSE, HOLD ONE S HORSES. IRON HORSE, LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN, LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE… …
50horse — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM, EAT LIKE A HORSE, HOLD ONE S HORSES. IRON HORSE, LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN, LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE… …
