put the cart before the horse

成語所屬單字cart

put the cart before the horse — 慣用語

1. to do or arrange things in the wrong order, so that the less important step come

1.慣用語
釋義

本末倒置

to do or arrange things in the wrong order, so that the less important step comes before the more important one

例句

Planning the party decorations before booking a venue puts the cart before the horse.

Kofi warned that hiring staff before securing funding would be putting the cart before the horse.