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:
- work like a horse
- back the wrong horse
- put one's back into (something)
- eat like a horse
- wild horses could not drag (someone away)
- put one's foot in one's mouth
- put (something) on hold
- put one's toe in the water
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- put one's mind to (something)
- dark horse
- put one's hand to the plow
- put one's hands on (something)
- put one's heads together
- put on the dog