the cart before the horse



(put) the cart before the horse

to do something that should happen later before other things Barnhart is putting the cart before the horse by building a stadium before a team has agreed to play there.
See also: before, cart, horse

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EalasaidEL-ah-sahjScottish
Stoja-Croatian
SueSOOEnglish
Mate (1)-Georgian
Bratoslav-Medieval Slavic
Oliviero-lee-VYE (French), O-lee-veer (Dutch)French, Dutch