Put the cart before the horse
Suggest a CorrectionMeaning
To mix up order or logic, doing things backward.
Origin
From 14th-century England, tied to carts; proverb by 1380 in Chaucer for reverse, as 'cart before horse. ' A 1520s text uses it for a daft act.
Variants
- Cart before horse
Usage Examples
- You're putting the cart before the horse; plan first!
- He put the cart before the horse, buying without funds.
- Don't put the cart before the horse; learn then leap.
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