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Cart before the Horse
To put the cart before the horse is to reverse the right order
or allocation of things.
French:
“Mettre la charrette avant les boeufs.”
Latin:
“Currus bovem trahit Praepostere.”
Greek: “Hysteron proteron.”
German:
“Die pferde hinter den wagen spannen.”
Italian:
“Metter il carro inanzi ai buoi.”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Cart before the Horse from Infoplease:
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