put the cart before the horse
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They put the cart before the horse and took the effect for the cause.
Другие идиомы:
- put one's heads together
- put on one's thinking cap
- put on the dog
- get on one's high horse
- put one's best foot forward
- straight from the horse's mouth
- put (someone or something) out to pasture
- put one's toe in the water
- put flesh on (something)
- horse sense
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- put one's face on
- put one's hand to the plow
- put one's cards on the table
- eat like a horse