put the cart before the horse
11(the) cart before the horse — (put) the cart before the horse to do something that should happen later before other things. Barnhart is putting the cart before the horse by building a stadium before a team has agreed to play there …
12cart before the horse (to put) — {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . * /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was… …
13cart before the horse (to put) — {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . * /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was… …
14cart\ before\ the\ horse\ to\ put — n. phr. informal things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was putting the… …
15cart\ before\ the\ horse — n. phr. informal things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was putting the… …
16put the cart before the horse — reverse the proper order or procedure. → cart …
17put the cart before the horse — took the last step before the first, counted his chickens before they were hatched …
18put the cart before the horse — to do one thing before another thing that you should have done first …
19putting the cart before the horse — When you put the cart before the horse, you are doing something the wrong way round …
20putting the cart before the horse — When you put the cart before the horse, you are doing something the wrong way round. (Dorking School Dictionary) …