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Idioms: the cart before the horse -- the day of the family farm

Idiom	Meaning	Example
the cart before the horse	backwards, back to front	Having dessert before dinner is putting the cart before the horse.
the cat's ass [B]	the best, number one, the bee's knees	Since Val won the beauty contest, she thinks she's the cat's ass!
the cat's meow	somebody special, a hotshot	When Vi wears diamonds, she thinks she's the cat's meow.
the cat's out of the bag	the secret has been told, people know the secret	We know about your affair with Brad. The cat's out of the bag.
the crack of dawn	(See at the crack of dawn)
the crunch	the difficult time, the day we have less money	The crunch is coming - when we have one salary instead of two.
the crux of the matter	the main point, the real issue	Uncle Bert is too old to drive the car. That's the crux of the matter.
the customer is always right	satisfy the customer, agree with the customer	Now let's discuss an old saying: The Customer's Always Right.
the cutting edge	the latest technology, state of the art	Compact discs are no longer the cutting edge in recorded music.
the day of the family farm	the time when most farms were family owned	The day of the family farm is nearly over. They can't survive.