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cart horse

A big sturdy black fellow that looks like they can pull a cart with no problems.

That boy is built like a big cart horse.

by Derek Beardraven February 21, 2018

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cart before the horse

Putting the cart before the horse is doing something in the opposite or reverse order, as in "Don't put the cart before the horse."

He put the cart before the horse when he bought the house before he got the loan."

by Jack Hayslett September 8, 2006

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putting the cart before the horse

Doing things in the wrong order.

"She's buying a lot of new furniture before she has a job. She's putting the cart before the horse.

by KeeganBM January 31, 2014