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to put the cart before the horse

to put the cart be·fore the horse
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too poo t stressed th ee kahrt bih-fawr, -fohr stressed th ee hawrs]
    • /tu pʊt stressed ði kɑrt bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr stressed ði hɔrs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too poo t stressed th ee kahrt bih-fawr, -fohr stressed th ee hawrs]
    • /tu pʊt stressed ði kɑrt bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr stressed ði hɔrs/

Definition of to put the cart before the horse words

  • phrase to put the cart before the horse If you say that someone is putting the cart before the horse, you mean that they are doing things in the wrong order. 0
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Parts of speech for To put the cart before the horse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to put the cart before the horse popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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