put the cart before the horse
putting the cart before the horse
Interviewer: Alex, you are putting the cart before the horse. First, we want to know if you have the skills we need. If yes, then we can talk about money.
scan
scan it
Yeah, let's get to the Passport Control kiosks before the crowds. Ugh, I seem to be putting my passport in the wrong way. I never remember how to scan it!
plate
plates
Time for dinner! I'm putting food on the plates.
inspect
inspects
Amanda inspects her catch before putting it back in the bucket.
put up
putting up
Construction workers are putting up a new hotel on Main St. It looks pretty cool!
put off
putting off
I've been putting off cleaning my room, but I can't ignore it any longer!
mammoth
Putting together such a mammoth piece of kit, with its ?250 million price tag, in the thin air and red dust of the central Chilean Andes, seems outrageously ambitious.
step by step
When putting together a LEGO model, many people like to follow the instructions step by step.
constant
'Cock-a-doodle-doo' symbolizes the break of dawn in many countries. Scientists, by putting roosters under constant light conditions, have proven that their startling crows are under the control of a biological clock.
symbolize
'Cock-a-doodle-doo' symbolizes the break of dawn in many countries. Scientists, by putting roosters under constant light conditions, have proven that their startling crows are under the control of a biological clock.
startling
'Cock-a-doodle-doo' symbolizes the break of dawn in many countries. Scientists, by putting roosters under constant light conditions, have proven that their startling crows are under the control of a biological clock.
makeup
Flamingos secrete a pigment which they deliberately rub into their plumage, like putting on makeup.
pigment
Flamingos secrete a pigment which they deliberately rub into their plumage, like putting on makeup.
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