in the cart Definition

cart
noun

1. A two- or four-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for carrying goods or passengers.

Thesaurus: wheelbarrow, wagon, truck, dray.
2. A light vehicle pushed or pulled by hand.

verb carted, carting

1. To carry in a cart.
2. colloq
To carry or convey it.
Thesaurus: carry, move, haul, transport, truck, bear, convey, tote, lug.
Form: cart something around (often)
Form: cart something off

Idiom: in the cart

colloq
In difficulties.

Idiom: put the cart before the horse

To reverse the normal or logical order of doing something.

Etymology: 13c: from Norse kartr.