don't set the cart before the horse Idiom

a horse of a different color

a different matter, a separate issue If he wants to buy the land, that's a horse of a different color.

a horse's ass

a fool, a jerk After three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.

an old warhorse

a veteran, an old soldier, a classic story or tune The band played marches and overtures - the old warhorses.

beat a dead horse

continue to ask or try when there is no hope They won't refund your money. You're beating a dead horse.

bet on the wrong horse

base one

cart before the horse

(See the cart before the horse)

change horses in mid stream

change plans/methods after you have begun a competition or business We're in the furniture business, not clothing. We can't change horses in mid stream.

change horses in midstream

make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they shouldn

dark horse

the competitor that could surprise us and win The dark horse in the World Cup is Ireland. They could win it all.

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

do not be critical of a gift, be grateful for a gift Don't evaluate a gift. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

don't set the barrow afore the horse

proverb Don't do things preemptively or out of the able order; don't get advanced of yourself. Don't set the barrow afore the horse and aces out your dream car afore you accept any money adored up for a down payment. A: "I've got a few account of in-app purchases we can implement." B: "Whoa, whoa, don't set the barrow afore the horse. Let's focus on absolutely finishing the app first."Learn more: before, cart, horse, set

cart afore the horse, don't put/set the

Don’t about-face the accustomed adjustment of things. This announcement no agnosticism dates from the time back horses aboriginal were acclimated to draw wheeled vehicles, and began to be transferred to added diplomacy about immediately. Cicero accused Homer of accomplishing so, accusatory that the Greek artist declared the moral of a adventure afore cogent the story. From the 1500s on, abundant English writers—Sir Thomas More, William Shakespeare, Charles Kingsley, to acknowledgment aloof a few—used this about-face of phrase, which additionally appears in Greek, Latin, French, German, and Italian. In English it was a cliché by the 1700s.Learn more: before, cart, put, set

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don't knock it don't know him from Adam don't know the first thing about it don't know the half of it don't know whether you're coming or going don't know which end is up don't know which side your bread is buttered on don't know your ass from a hole in the ground don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't make a mountain out of a molehill don't make me laugh don't make waves don't mention it don't push your luck don't put all your eggs in one basket don't rock the boat don't sweat it don't make yourself a mouse, or the cat will eat you don't meet trouble halfway don't mention it don't mind (someone) don't mind if I do don't mind me don't monkey around with me don't patronize me don't play (around) with me don't push don't push me Don't push! don't put all your eggs in one basket don't put new wine in(to) old bottles don't put the cart before the horse don't quit the day job don't quit trying don't quit your day job don't rain on (one's) parade Don't ring us, we'll ring you. don't rock the boat don't say it Don't say it! don't see you around here much anymore don't see you much around here anymore don't set the cart before the horse don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm don't set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm don't shit where you eat don't shoot the messenger don't sleep on (someone or something) don't spare the horses don't speak ill of the dead don't spend it all in one place don't start don't strain yourself Don't swap horses at midstream. Don't swap horses in midstream. Don't swap horses in the middle of the river. Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream. don't sweat it Don't sweat it! don't sweat the small stuff don't take any wooden nickels don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs don't tell a soul don't tell me don't tell tales out of school don't that (just) beat all don't that beat the Dutch!