to do things in the wrong order or sequence
to do something in wrong manner
reverse the right method of doing something
Aren’t you putting the cart before the horse in decorating your new office? You haven’t even been awarded the job yet.
Don’t put the cart before the horse by investing in a new shop before selling that old one situated in west of the city.
By waking up late at night and sleeping all day long. Why are you putting the cart before the horse?
I think you are putting the cart before the horse by leaving your permanent job before getting new one.
There is no origin for this idiom
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