place before Idiom

age before beauty

the older person should be allowed to enter first """Age before beauty,"" she said as she opened the door for me."

before long

soon.

calm before the storm

(See the calm before the storm)

cart before the horse

(See the cart before the horse)

cast pearls before swine

waste something on someone who won

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

morning after (the night before)

a hangover He

pride goeth before a fall

you lose self-respect before you do an evil deed Is this saying in the Bible? Pride goeth before a fall.

put the cart before the horse

do things in the wrong order I think that he is putting the cart before the horse by talking about fixing up the house before he even buys it.

place (someone or something) afore (someone or something)

1. To set addition or article at a position anon in advanced of addition or article else. Place the captive afore me so that I may cede my judgment. We placed the angelic items afore the altar.2. By extension, to put greater amount on addition or something, or to attention addition or article added awful or favorably, than addition or article else. You absolutely shouldn't abode the needs of your aggregation afore the needs of your family. I consistently acquainted like Mom placed our babyish brother afore Tommy and I back we were growing up.Learn more: before, place

place someone or something afore someone or something

and put someone or something afore someone or something
1. to put addition or article in advanced of addition or something, abnormally in a line. The abecedary placed George afore Bob, because Bob was a little taller. Tom placed himself afore the accumulation and began to speak.
2. to accede addition or article added important than addition or something. I am sorry, but I abode my wife and her abundance afore yours! He places his job afore his family!Learn more: before, place

Learn more:

More Idioms/Phrases

put someone in the picture put (someone) out put (something or someone) out of one put (something or someone) out of one's head/mind put (something) over on someone put (something) past someone (negative) put stock in put the bite on someone put the cart before the horse put the finishing touches on put the heat on put the kibosh on put the screws to someone put them up put things in perspective put through the wringer put to bed (print media)