put the cart before the horse

/pʊt ðə kɑːrt bɪˈfɔːr ðə hɔːrs/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. empezar la casa por el tejado

    • By signing without reading, she put the cart before the horse.

      Al firmar sin leer, empezó la casa por el tejado.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa put the cart before the horse?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: By signing without reading, she put the cart ___ the horse.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a put the cart before the horse?

noun

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