- in the cart
- Meaning
In trouble.OriginFrom the practise of taking prisoners to the execution in carts.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
in the cart
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(the) cart before the horse — (put) the cart before the horse to do something that should happen later before other things. Barnhart is putting the cart before the horse by building a stadium before a team has agreed to play there … New idioms dictionary
the cart before the horse — backwards, back to front Having dessert before dinner is putting the cart before the horse … English idioms
in the cart — in serious difficulty An adult male, who was not ill or wounded, would only find himself riding in the cart on his way to the scaffold. Apart from degrading the victim (only women and children rode in carts), it was common for the noose to… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
in the cart — adverb (or adjective) slang Britain : in an embarrassing position (as from deception or defeat) * * * in the cart (slang) 1. In an awkward predicament 2. In trouble • • • Main Entry: ↑cart … Useful english dictionary
To get the cart before the horse — Cart Cart (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. Ph[oe]bus cart. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put the cart before the horse — Cart Cart (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. Ph[oe]bus cart. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To set the cart before the horse — Cart Cart (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. Ph[oe]bus cart. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put the cart before the horse — To reverse the natural or sensible order of things • • • Main Entry: ↑cart put the cart before the horse see under ↑cart • • • Main Entry: ↑horse * * * put the cart before the horse phrase to do one thing before another thing that you should have … Useful english dictionary
Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart — by Chrétien de Troyes (ca. 1176–82) Probably the fourth of the five extant Arthurian verse ROMANCES by the French poet CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES, Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart is thought to have been written sometime close to the writing of… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
don’t put the cart before the horse — Most commonly as the phrase (putting) the cart before the horse. c 1520 R. WHITTINGTON Vulgaria (1527) 2 That techer setteth the carte before the horse that preferreth imitacyon before preceptes. 1589 G. PUTTENHAM Arte of English Poesie (Arber)… … Proverbs new dictionary
put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
