put the cart before the horse

English - Turkish

Definition of put the cart before the horse in English Turkish dictionary

tersine iş görmek

yemeğe tatlıdan başlamak

tersinden yapmak

English - English

Definition of put the cart before the horse in English English dictionary

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

Mr. Schumer said that the idea of agreeing to a date for a vote before the committee had held hearings was to put the cart before horse..

took the last step before the first, counted his chickens before they were hatched

Related Terms

put the cart before the horses

reverse the proper order of things

Hyphenation

put the cart be·fore the horse

Turkish pronunciation

pût dhi kärt bîfôr dhi hôrs

Synonyms

ass-backwards

Pronunciation

/ˈpo͝ot ᴛʜē ˈkärt bəˈfôr ᴛʜē ˈhôrs/ /ˈpʊt ðiː ˈkɑːrt bɪˈfɔːr ðiː ˈhɔːrs/