Idiom
put the cart before the horse
Meaning
To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You are putting the cart before the horse by buying furniture before moving.”
“Planning the wedding party before you have a budget is putting the cart before the horse.”
“By focusing on the marketing campaign before finalizing the product design, the team was clearly putting the cart before the horse.”
Examples
simple
“You are putting the cart before the horse by buying furniture before moving.”
contextual
“Planning the wedding party before you have a budget is putting the cart before the horse.”
complex
“By focusing on the marketing campaign before finalizing the product design, the team was clearly putting the cart before the horse.”
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