put the cart before the horse
начать не с того конца, поступать шиворот-навыворот, "поставить телегу впереди лошади"
They put the cart before the horse and took the effect for the cause.
Другие идиомы:
- change horses in midstream
- put (someone or something) out to pasture
- put (someone's) eye out
- put one's foot in one's mouth
- you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink)
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- put (something) down in black and white
- straight from the horse's mouth
- horse around
- put one's face on
- put words into (someone's) mouth
- put one's finger on (something)
- put the cat among the pigeons
- bet on the wrong horse
- put in one's oar