Third-person singular simple present indicative form of put the cart before the horse

present participle of put the cart before the horse

(informal) very quickly

rapidly (and sometimes unexpectedly)

It is unwise to be complacently happy because things may get worse.

One was born into a privileged position; one inherited one's wealth and status.

(obsolete) In prosperous circumstances; comfortably-off.

(sometimes humorous) The period of time before a defining, often apocalyptic event, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

(idiomatic, humorous) Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”)

simple past tense and past participle of bow down before the porcelain god