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put the cart before the horseTo put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities.Rate it:

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sisters before mistersA woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband.Rate it:

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the darkest hour is just before the dawnThe worst situation comes before a good one.Rate it:

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before someone's timeFrom before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world.Rate it:

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"before kicking the ball into the goal, think like a goalkeeper."GoalkeeperRate it:

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age before beautyA phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones.Rate it:

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balls before holesSimilar to Bros before hoesRate it:

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before someone's timeAt a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature.Rate it:

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boldly go where no man has gone beforeTo break new ground.Rate it:

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bros before hoes(US, informal) A man should prioritize his male friends over his girlfriend or wife.Rate it:

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bros before hosAlternative spelling of bros before hoes.Rate it:

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business before pleasureAn admonishment that discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.Rate it:

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calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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Cast Pearls before SwineTo waste your feelings and sympathies on a person who won’t appreciate or care about,Rate it:

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chicks before dicksA woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband.Rate it:

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come beforeto be of greater importanceRate it:

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come beforeTo precede.Rate it:

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come beforeto be judged, decided or discussed by authority.Rate it:

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come beforeTo appear publicly in front of someone superior.Rate it:

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dici vix (non) potest or vix potest dici (vix like non always before potest)I cannot find words for...Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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don't count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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I've never heard it called that beforeUsed to draw attention to a possible double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.Rate it:

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jump before one is pushedto perform an action before being forced to do so.Rate it:

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kneel beforeTo kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate.Rate it:

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lie before(especially of something honorific) to be situated in front ofRate it:

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lie beforeto put oneself at the whim of, to bow down toRate it:

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pride goeth before a fallIf you have too arrogant of an attitude, you will failRate it:

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Put the Cart before the HorseTo carry out something in reverse order, to do opposite of somethingRate it:

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the calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.Rate it:

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no way jose (pronounced 'hoe-say')Absolutely not; nothing doing.Rate it:

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there isn't any easy way to say thisUsed to introduce bad news.Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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never say neverAnything can happen; a certain option should not be totally dismissed.Rate it:

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not to be able to say boo to a gooseto be extremely timid or diffident (wouldn't say boo to a goose)Rate it:

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do as i say, not as i doFollow my instructions, not my actions.Rate it:

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to say nothing ofused by the speaker to mention another more significant or important, usually related, point; an apophasisRate it:

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as they sayA vague invocation of popular convention when introducing a phrase or expression, which may be accompanied by attribution to a source or locale in which the phrase or expression is used.Rate it:

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final sayThe right to make a final decision.Rate it:

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have a sayTo voice one's opinion.Rate it:

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I'd sayIt is my estimate or opinion.Rate it:

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I'll sayUsed to indicate emphatic agreement.Rate it:

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if I do say so myselfAppended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.Rate it:

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know what i'm saying - say what i knowUnderstanding information then teach to othersRate it:

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need I say moreUsed to say that audience can predict the result of something.Rate it:

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needless to sayClearly, obviously (because it is visually obvious).Rate it:

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not to sayEven; perhaps; almost.Rate it:

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not to sayUsed other than as an idiom: see not, to, say.Rate it:

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