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Related Words for put the cart before the horse
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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| jump the gun | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come first | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| put one foot in front of the other | ///x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bring up the rear | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bark up the wrong tree | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| horse around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cast pearls before swine | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| jump the queue | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play second fiddle | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a back seat | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone in the lurch | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play for time | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| upset the apple cart | x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hurry up and wait | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| jockey for position | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make matters worse | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| put a foot wrong | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| buy time | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a mountain out of a molehill | /x/x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| get a jump on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get something over with | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| change horses in midstream | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull a fast one | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| look before one leaps | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| put up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| set the wheels in motion | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the runaround | //xx/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a spanner in the works | /x/xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot oneself in the foot | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fool around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put a spanner in the works | /x/xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get moving | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| paint oneself into a corner | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make time | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get the show on the road | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat to the punch | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get the ball rolling | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| take the initiative | /xx/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| screw the pooch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a run for it | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in at the deep end | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| play the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the lead | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take care of business | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| put on the dog | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| horse | / | Noun |
| miss the boat | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lead someone up the garden path | //x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone out in the cold | //x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| start off on the wrong foot | ///x// | Phrase, Verb |
| push in | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| reinvent the wheel | xx/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| move the goalposts | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| run past | // | Phrase, Verb |
| jump through hoops | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make a meal of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| do more harm than good | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| whistle past the graveyard | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| save the day | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make heavy weather of | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the trigger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the mark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tip the scales | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put a hurt on | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| brush aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat a dead horse | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get busy | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the tables | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| accepted | x/x | Adjective |
| accomplished | x/x | Adjective |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| activate | /xx | Verb |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adopt | x/ | Verb |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| affix | /x | Verb, Noun |
| afore | x/ | Adverb |
| aft | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| aimed | / | Adjective |
| allocate | /xx | Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anterior | x/xx | Adjective |
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| apple | /x | Noun, Verb |
| applied | x/ | Adjective |
| arab | /x | Adjective, Name |
| are | / | Noun |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| arrange | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| artifact | /xx | Noun |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| assemble | x/x | Verb |
| assert | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assign | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| at | / | Noun, Adjective |
| attach | x/ | Verb |
| automobile | /xxx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| avant | x/ | Noun |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bandwagon | /xx | Noun |
| barge | / | Noun, Verb |
| barrel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| barrow | /x | Noun |
| basket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| bed | / | Noun, Verb |
| beef | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| been | / | Verb |
| beforehand | x/x | Adverb, Adjective |
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| bicycle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bike | / | Noun, Verb |
| bis | / | Noun, Adverb |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bonus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bottle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| broke | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| brushed | / | Adjective |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| bucket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buffalo | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| buggy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| build | / | Verb, Noun |
| bullock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bury | /x | Verb, Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| buy into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cab | / | Noun, Verb |
| caddie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| came | / | Noun |
| camel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| canoe | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| capitalize | /xxx | Verb |
| car | / | Noun |
| cards | / | Noun |
| carriage | /x | Noun |
| carried | /x | Verb |
| carted | /x | Verb |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cattle | /x | Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| cavalry | /xx | Noun |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| charger | /x | Noun |
| chariot | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chip | / | Noun, Verb |
| clap | / | Noun, Verb |
| cobbled | /x | Adjective |
| cock | / | Noun, Verb |
| coffin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| collie | /x | Noun |
| colt | / | Noun, Verb |
| comer | /x | Noun |
| commence | x/ | Verb |
| commit | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| completed | x/x | Adjective |
| concentrate | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| constitute | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| contained | x/ | Adjective |
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| contribute | x/x | Verb |
| convert | /x | Verb, Noun |
| convey | x/ | Verb |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| couch | / | Noun, Verb |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| cram | / | Verb, Noun |
| crank | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crate | / | Noun, Verb |
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| crocodile | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cuisine | x/ | Noun |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dedicate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| deer | / | Noun |
| defer | x/ | Verb |
| define | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| deploy | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| deposit | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| derby | /x | Noun |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
