get the cart before the horse

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CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

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cart before the horse (to put)

[cart 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" […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

horse

[horse] See: [BET ON THE WRONG HORSE], [CART BEFORE THE HORSE], [CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM] or [CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM], [EAT LIKE A HORSE], [HOLD ONE'S […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

have the cart before the horse

[have the cart before the horse] See: [CART BEFORE THE HORSE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

put the cart before the horse

[put the cart before the horse] See: [CART BEFORE THE HORSE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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