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To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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To develop an opinion based on insufficient information or to take action prematurely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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To speak or write in a manner in which one makes points out of logical or chronological sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
miettiä liikaa tulevaa
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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French:
mettre la charrue avant les bœufs
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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French:
brûler les étapes
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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French:
s'emballer
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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Italian:
farsi prendere la mano
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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Italian:
essere precipitoso
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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Macedonian:
се занесува
(se zanesuva)
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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Macedonian:
се занесе
(se zanese)
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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Polish:
zapędzać się
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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Polish:
zapędzić się
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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Spanish:
ser precipitado
— to focus excessively on prospective future events
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Finnish:
hätäillä
— to develop an opinion or take action based on insufficient information
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Finnish:
mennä asioiden edelle
— to develop an opinion or take action based on insufficient information
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French:
s'emballer
— to develop an opinion or take action based on insufficient information
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Polish:
zapędzać się
— to develop an opinion or take action based on insufficient information
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Polish:
zapędzić się
— to develop an opinion or take action based on insufficient information
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Swedish:
gå händelserna i förväg
— to develop an opinion or take action based on insufficient information
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Finnish:
mennä asioiden edelle
— to make points out of logical or chronological sequence
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French:
perdre le fil (d'un discours, de ses idées)
— to make points out of logical or chronological sequence
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Polish:
wyprzedzać fakty
— to make points out of logical or chronological sequence
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Polish:
wyprzedzić fakty
— to make points out of logical or chronological sequence
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Swedish:
gå händelserna i förväg
— to make points out of logical or chronological sequence
