Proverbs and Phrases. to setor put the cart before the horse: to reverse the natural or proper order. †to be left out of the cart's arse: (see…
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释义 | the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > come in due order or course [verb (intransitive)] > reverse natural order (3) to set or put the cart before the horse1520 Proverbs and Phrases. to setor put the cart before the horse: to reverse the natural or proper order. †to be left out of the cart's arse: (see… to put the plough before the oxen1571 to put the plough before the oxen: to reverse the natural or proper order of something. Cf. cart, n. 5. Now rare. hystero-proterizea1834 intransitive. To invert the natural order; to make something topsy-turvy. |
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