cart

cart away

To remove someone or something from a particular place or area, especially because it is a nuisance or is going to be discarded. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cart" and "away." The police carted the burglar away after they caught him fleeing the scene of the crime. I'm going to have someone from Records come and cart away all these old files.

cart off

To remove someone or something from a particular place or area, especially roughly or dismissively, typically because it is a nuisance or is going to be discarded. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cart" and "off." The police carted off the burglar after they caught him fleeing the scene of the crime. I don't need half the junk that's in my new office, so I'm going to ask one of the cleaning guys to cart it all off.

crash cart

The cart of medical equipment used when a patient "crashes" (experiences cardiac arrest). Get a crash cart in here, this patient needs immediate attention!

don't put the cart before the horse

proverb Don't do things preemptively or out of the proper order; don't get ahead of yourself. Don't put the cart before the horse and pick out your dream car before you have any money saved up for a down payment. A: "I've got a few ideas of in-app purchases we can implement." B: "Whoa, whoa, don't put the cart before the horse. Let's focus on actually finishing the app first."

See also: before, cart, horse, put

down with his apple-cart

obsolete slang Knock him down; throw him to the ground. (Apple-cart being an antiquated slang term for a person's body.) I tell you, lads, down with his apple-cart and take what you can from his pockets!

go to hell in a handcart

To be in an extremely and increasingly bad or ruinous condition; to be on the inevitable path to utter failure or ruin. With this new president in office, our country is going to go to hell in a handcart! After our funding was cut, our project went to hell in a handcart.

honey cart

A vehicle that collects and transports excrement. Driving a honey cart must be one of the crappiest jobs out there—sorry for the pun.

honey wagon

1. A vehicle that collects and transports excrement. Driving a honey wagon must be one of the crappiest jobs out there—sorry for the pun.

2. A truck that transports beer. Looking for a bar? Just follow the honey wagon.

in the cart

obsolete In trouble; in a very bleak or grim situation. All of those recent layoffs point to a company in the cart yet again. I was in the cart there for a while, but I'm feeling much better after my hospital stay.

put the cart before the horse

To do things out of the proper order. Starting the fundraiser before we know how much we need is putting the cart before the horse.

See also: before, cart, horse, put

upset (one's) applecart

To ruin or interfere with one's plans or goals. Look, he's not trying to upset your applecart or anything—he just needs to meet later in the day now, that's all. I had some ideas on how they could improve things, but I didn't want to upset their applecart this late in development.

See also: applecart, upset

upset the applecart

To ruin or interfere with one's plans or goals. Look, he's not trying to upset the applecart—he just needs to meet later in the day now, that's all.

See also: applecart, upset

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cart someone or something off

to take or haul someone or something away. (When used with someone the person is treated like an object.) The police came and carted her off. Let's cart off these boxes.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Prov. Do not do things in the wrong order. (This can imply that the person you are addressing is impatient.) Tune the guitar first, then play it. Don't put the cart before the horse.

See also: before, cart, horse, put

put the cart before the horse

Fig. to have things in the wrong order; to have things confused and mixed up. (Also with have.) You're eating your dessert first! You've put the cart before the horse. John has the cart before the horse in most of his projects.

See also: before, cart, horse, put

upset the apple cart

Fig. to mess up or ruin something. Tom really upset the apple cart by telling Mary the truth about Jane. I always knew he'd tell secrets and upset the apple cart.

cart before the horse, put the

Reverse the proper order of things or events, as in Don't put the cart before the horse and give away the punch line. This expression has been used since antiquity but was first recorded in English in 1520.

cart off

Also, cart away. Transport or remove in an unceremonious way, as in The police carted them all off to jail, or We'll call the town to cart away this trash. This term owes its meaning to cart, a humble conveyance compared to a carriage. [Second half of 1800s]

upset the applecart

Spoil carefully laid plans, as in Now don't upset the applecart by revealing where we're going. This expression started out as upset the cart, used since Roman times to mean "spoil everything." The precise idiom dates from the late 1700s.

See also: applecart, upset

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

upset the applecart

If someone or something upsets the applecart, they do something which causes trouble or which spoils a satisfactory situation. It will only upset the applecart and confuse the issue if the topic is raised too soon. Note: You can also say that someone or something overturns the applecart. She still has the power to overturn the applecart by the sheer force of her personality and vocabulary.

See also: applecart, upset

put the cart before the horse

If you put the cart before the horse, you do things in the wrong order. Creating large numbers of schools before we've improved school management is putting the cart before the horse. Let's not put the cart before the horse. Let's actually find out what the problem is before we try to solve it. Note: Cart and horse are also used in many other structures and expressions with a similar meaning. They want to go down the road with the cart before the horse and spend the money before they have made it. These kids are encouraged to compete before they actually have the skills to win. We've got ourselves a cart-before-the-horse situation.

See also: before, cart, horse, put

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

upset the apple cart

wreck an advantageous project or disturb the status quo.

The use of a cart piled high with apples as a metaphor for a satisfactory but possibly precarious state of affairs is recorded in various expressions from the late 18th century onwards.

1996 Business Age The real test will be instability in China…Another Tiananmen Square could really upset the apple cart.

in the cart

in trouble or difficulty. British informal

A cart was formerly used to take convicted criminals to the public gallows and to expose prostitutes and other offenders to public humiliation in the streets.

put the cart before the horse

reverse the proper order or procedure of something.

A medieval version of this expression was set the oxen before the yoke . The version with horse and cart dates from the early 16th century.

1998 Spectator It's putting the cart before the horse. All history shows that if you want to create a political union, you do that first and the single currency follows.

See also: before, cart, horse, put

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

put the ˌcart before the ˈhorse

put or do things in the wrong order: Don’t plan the menu before deciding how many people to invite — it’s like putting the cart before the horse.

See also: before, cart, horse, put

upset the/somebody’s ˈapple cart

(informal) do something that spoils a plan or stops the progress of something: Another, much cheaper hairdresser has opened next door, which has upset the apple cart.

crash cart

n. a nickname for the hospital cart that carries equipment used to attempt to restore a heartbeat, such as a defibrilator. Get the crash cart to third west.

honey wagon

1. and honey cart n. any vehicle used for or designed for carrying excrement: a farm manure wagon; a tank truck used to pump out septic tanks; a tank truck used to pump out airplane toilets; a portable latrine truck used in movie making. I drove a honey cart in Hollywood for a year. How’s that for glamour?

2. n. a beer truck. What time does the honey wagon bring in new supplies?

honey cart

verb

See honey wagon

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

Don’t reverse the natural order of things. This expression no doubt dates from the time when horses first were used to draw wheeled vehicles, and began to be transferred to other affairs almost immediately. Cicero accused Homer of doing so, complaining that the Greek poet stated the moral of a story before telling the story. From the 1500s on, numerous English writers—Sir Thomas More, William Shakespeare, Charles Kingsley, to mention just a few—used this turn of phrase, which also appears in Greek, Latin, French, German, and Italian. In English it was a cliché by the 1700s.

词组	cart
释义	cart cart away To remove someone or something from a particular place or area, especially because it is a nuisance or is going to be discarded. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cart" and "away." The police carted the burglar away after they caught him fleeing the scene of the crime. I'm going to have someone from Records come and cart away all these old files. See also: away, cart cart off To remove someone or something from a particular place or area, especially roughly or dismissively, typically because it is a nuisance or is going to be discarded. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cart" and "off." The police carted off the burglar after they caught him fleeing the scene of the crime. I don't need half the junk that's in my new office, so I'm going to ask one of the cleaning guys to cart it all off. See also: cart, off crash cart The cart of medical equipment used when a patient "crashes" (experiences cardiac arrest). Get a crash cart in here, this patient needs immediate attention! See also: cart, crash don't put the cart before the horse proverb Don't do things preemptively or out of the proper order; don't get ahead of yourself. Don't put the cart before the horse and pick out your dream car before you have any money saved up for a down payment. A: "I've got a few ideas of in-app purchases we can implement." B: "Whoa, whoa, don't put the cart before the horse. Let's focus on actually finishing the app first." See also: before, cart, horse, put down with his apple-cart obsolete slang Knock him down; throw him to the ground. (Apple-cart being an antiquated slang term for a person's body.) I tell you, lads, down with his apple-cart and take what you can from his pockets! See also: down go to hell in a handcart To be in an extremely and increasingly bad or ruinous condition; to be on the inevitable path to utter failure or ruin. With this new president in office, our country is going to go to hell in a handcart! After our funding was cut, our project went to hell in a handcart. See also: go, handcart, hell honey cart A vehicle that collects and transports excrement. Driving a honey cart must be one of the crappiest jobs out there—sorry for the pun. See also: cart, honey honey wagon 1. A vehicle that collects and transports excrement. Driving a honey wagon must be one of the crappiest jobs out there—sorry for the pun. 2. A truck that transports beer. Looking for a bar? Just follow the honey wagon. See also: honey, wagon in the cart obsolete In trouble; in a very bleak or grim situation. All of those recent layoffs point to a company in the cart yet again. I was in the cart there for a while, but I'm feeling much better after my hospital stay. See also: cart put the cart before the horse To do things out of the proper order. Starting the fundraiser before we know how much we need is putting the cart before the horse. See also: before, cart, horse, put upset (one's) applecart To ruin or interfere with one's plans or goals. Look, he's not trying to upset your applecart or anything—he just needs to meet later in the day now, that's all. I had some ideas on how they could improve things, but I didn't want to upset their applecart this late in development. See also: applecart, upset upset the applecart To ruin or interfere with one's plans or goals. Look, he's not trying to upset the applecart—he just needs to meet later in the day now, that's all. See also: applecart, upset Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cart someone or something off to take or haul someone or something away. (When used with someone the person is treated like an object.) The police came and carted her off. Let's cart off these boxes. See also: cart, off Don't put the cart before the horse. Prov. Do not do things in the wrong order. (This can imply that the person you are addressing is impatient.) Tune the guitar first, then play it. Don't put the cart before the horse. See also: before, cart, horse, put put the cart before the horse Fig. to have things in the wrong order; to have things confused and mixed up. (Also with have.) You're eating your dessert first! You've put the cart before the horse. John has the cart before the horse in most of his projects. See also: before, cart, horse, put upset the apple cart Fig. to mess up or ruin something. Tom really upset the apple cart by telling Mary the truth about Jane. I always knew he'd tell secrets and upset the apple cart. See also: apple, cart, upset McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. cart before the horse, put the Reverse the proper order of things or events, as in Don't put the cart before the horse and give away the punch line. This expression has been used since antiquity but was first recorded in English in 1520. See also: before, cart, put cart off Also, cart away. Transport or remove in an unceremonious way, as in The police carted them all off to jail, or We'll call the town to cart away this trash. This term owes its meaning to cart, a humble conveyance compared to a carriage. [Second half of 1800s] See also: cart, off upset the applecart Spoil carefully laid plans, as in Now don't upset the applecart by revealing where we're going. This expression started out as upset the cart, used since Roman times to mean "spoil everything." The precise idiom dates from the late 1700s. See also: applecart, upset The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. upset the applecart If someone or something upsets the applecart, they do something which causes trouble or which spoils a satisfactory situation. It will only upset the applecart and confuse the issue if the topic is raised too soon. Note: You can also say that someone or something overturns the applecart. She still has the power to overturn the applecart by the sheer force of her personality and vocabulary. See also: applecart, upset put the cart before the horse If you put the cart before the horse, you do things in the wrong order. Creating large numbers of schools before we've improved school management is putting the cart before the horse. Let's not put the cart before the horse. Let's actually find out what the problem is before we try to solve it. Note: Cart and horse are also used in many other structures and expressions with a similar meaning. They want to go down the road with the cart before the horse and spend the money before they have made it. These kids are encouraged to compete before they actually have the skills to win. We've got ourselves a cart-before-the-horse situation. See also: before, cart, horse, put Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. upset the apple cart wreck an advantageous project or disturb the status quo. The use of a cart piled high with apples as a metaphor for a satisfactory but possibly precarious state of affairs is recorded in various expressions from the late 18th century onwards. 1996 Business Age The real test will be instability in China…Another Tiananmen Square could really upset the apple cart. See also: apple, cart, upset in the cart in trouble or difficulty. British informal A cart was formerly used to take convicted criminals to the public gallows and to expose prostitutes and other offenders to public humiliation in the streets. See also: cart put the cart before the horse reverse the proper order or procedure of something. A medieval version of this expression was set the oxen before the yoke . The version with horse and cart dates from the early 16th century. 1998 Spectator It's putting the cart before the horse. All history shows that if you want to create a political union, you do that first and the single currency follows. See also: before, cart, horse, put Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary put the ˌcart before the ˈhorse put or do things in the wrong order: Don’t plan the menu before deciding how many people to invite — it’s like putting the cart before the horse. See also: before, cart, horse, put upset the/somebody’s ˈapple cart (informal) do something that spoils a plan or stops the progress of something: Another, much cheaper hairdresser has opened next door, which has upset the apple cart. See also: apple, cart, upset Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary crash cart n. a nickname for the hospital cart that carries equipment used to attempt to restore a heartbeat, such as a defibrilator. Get the crash cart to third west. See also: cart, crash honey wagon 1. and honey cart n. any vehicle used for or designed for carrying excrement: a farm manure wagon; a tank truck used to pump out septic tanks; a tank truck used to pump out airplane toilets; a portable latrine truck used in movie making. I drove a honey cart in Hollywood for a year. How’s that for glamour? 2. n. a beer truck. What time does the honey wagon bring in new supplies? See also: honey, wagon honey cart verb See honey wagon See also: cart, honey McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions cart before the horse, don't put/set the Don’t reverse the natural order of things. This expression no doubt dates from the time when horses first were used to draw wheeled vehicles, and began to be transferred to other affairs almost immediately. Cicero accused Homer of doing so, complaining that the Greek poet stated the moral of a story before telling the story. From the 1500s on, numerous English writers—Sir Thomas More, William Shakespeare, Charles Kingsley, to mention just a few—used this turn of phrase, which also appears in Greek, Latin, French, German, and Italian. In English it was a cliché by the 1700s. See also: before, cart, put, set The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: identify with rescue from rescue from (someone or something) ask back not do (someone or oneself) any favors interpret for interpret for (someone) attune to orient to orient to (something) References in periodicals archive Market Research Future (MRFR) in the global golf cart market is expected to register an impressive CAGR of approximately 6.9% during the forecast period (2018-2023). Global Golf Cart Market 2019 Size, Share, Statistics, Trends, Strategy, Segmentation Analysis and Forecast to 2023 Mookane residents have been urged to be cautious on the roads as accidents involving donkey carts continue to torment communities in the Mahalapye Sub-district. Donkey carts accidents worrisome They have produced some of the most Instagrammable food carts and grazing tables I have laid my eyes on. Instagrammable food carts, grazing tables Some cart owners were philosophical, if not resigned. Uncertainty now on the menu Cart Retrieval Service - Retrieval service/team to retrieve carts found off store property. Missing trolleys cost big to supermarkets in UAE * Only operate and store the battery charger and cart with charger outside of patient rooms and in non-patient care areas. FDA issues warning for battery-powered mobile medical carts "I'm very grateful to have this space," said Karina Wolford, owner of the Coalesce Juicery and Whole Foods Kitchen food cart. "The traffic is good, and I'm very happy that we have six carts now. Pods create street food scene These carts are also manufactured to ISO 9001:2008 certified standards and come with double side-wall construction, stabilizing frame with bumper, soft-grip handles, swivel casters (two locking, one tracking), and ball bearing drawer slides as standard features. Dependable medical cart solutions: innovative products expand on industry standards Cart Specifications and Design Goals First Motorized Interdisciplinary development of an ergonomic prone mobility cart Consumers are likely to abort the online shopping process before performing research on products within the cart if they feel that the loading speed of web pages is too slow, the transaction process is too complicated, or the quality of the goods is questionable (Harrison-Walker, 2002). Factors influencing cart abandonment in the online shopping process "The positive response of shoppers who use Caroline's Cart led directly to our decision to expand to all Cub stores. Rolling out Caroline's carts The "shopping cart of the future' has attracted a wide array of concepts. Pushing into Tomorrow The danger can be found in that wonderful invention, the golf cart. Danger on the golf course Despite the fact that a voluntary shopping cart safety standard was implemented in the United States 10 years ago, 66 children are treated each day in emergency departments for injuries related to shopping carts, a recent study found. Cart injuries send many kids to ER David Dreher is used to selling golf carts. These days he sells an average of one cart a day, about 300 to 400 a year. Golf cart popularity driving business
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