is there any phrase mean the same as this???
2007-03-07 02:47:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"To put the cart before the horse is to reverse the right order or allocation of things." Other phrases that mean this are "...the 2nd century Greek satirist Lucian's 'the cart draws the ox', or Theocritus' 'the hind hunts the dogs'." The latter two phrases are less common in contemporary English than "don't put the cart before the horse."
2007-03-07 03:04:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To put the cart before the horse means:
1. To do or to put things in the wrong order.
2. To take the effect for the cause (.e.g by saying 'I was lazy because I did not study').
2007-03-07 02:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by Fairy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't think of any similar phrases, but it literally means knowing what you are getting yourself into before you start or doing things in the right order. See sources. Lots of info there.
2007-03-07 03:06:43 · answer #3 · answered by sarge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Synonym: "The tail wagging the dog" and it means to do something in an illogical sequence
2007-03-07 02:55:40 · answer #4 · answered by sheilanmanny12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, counting your chickens before they hatch... it just means don't get ahead of yourself.
2007-03-07 02:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by Raoul Duke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
2007-03-07 02:53:21 · answer #6 · answered by Pete W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
count your eggs before they hatch?
2007-03-09 11:31:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uummm... dont count yor chickens before they hatch??
2007-03-07 03:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋