English Explanatory Dictionary

put the cart before the horse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.

Pronunciation

En-au-put the cart before the horse.ogg

Word forms

put the cart before the horse puts the cart before the horse putting the cart before the horse

Related words

ass-backwards hysteron proteron jump the gun tail wagging the dog through the wrong end of the telescope
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