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Examples:put the cart before the horse —late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty—Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (save all souls before accepting Bodhi)—official who dares speak frankly before the emperor—Zunyi conference of January 1935 before the Long March—refers those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949—Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established—before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers—(fig.) leave before the matter is concluded—before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved—before (the end of a moment)—make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch—prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall—geological eon before the appearance of abundant fossils—before the beginning (of sth)—prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or indicate affection or familiarity—Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras—those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949—the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through—put the horse before the cart—bring sb before the court—yolk sac (ectodermal cells attaching fetus uterus before the development of the placenta)—possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them—prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth. in the bud—before the common era (BC)—Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (save all souls before accepting Bodhi)—Oceanus, Titan God of the seas before Poseidon—Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war—BCE (before the Common Era)—Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights—person who performs the libation before a banquet—(used after a term, mark a pause before defining the term)—sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides—wait for the opportune moment before taking action [idiom.]— |