put the cart before the horses

English - Turkish

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

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put the cart before the horse

tersine iş görmek

put the cart before the horse

yemeğe tatlıdan başlamak

put the cart before the horse

tersinden yapmak

English - English

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

reverse the proper order of things

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put the cart before the horse

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..

put the cart before the horse

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

Hyphenation

put the cart be·fore the hors·es

Turkish pronunciation

pût dhi kärt bîfôr dhi hôrsız

Pronunciation

/ˈpo͝ot ᴛʜē ˈkärt bəˈfôr ᴛʜē ˈhôrsəz/ /ˈpʊt ðiː ˈkɑːrt bɪˈfɔːr ðiː ˈhɔːrsəz/