释义 |
cart before the horse, put the put the cart before the horseTo do things out of the proper order. Starting the fundraiser before we know how much we need is putting the cart before the horse.See also: before, cart, horse, putcart before the horse, put theReverse the proper order of things or events, as in Don't put the cart before the horse and give away the punch line. This expression has been used since antiquity but was first recorded in English in 1520. See also: before, cart, put |