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:
- put one's hand to the plow
- put on the feed bag
- put (lay) one's cards on the table
- get off one's high horse
- lock the barn door after the horse is gone
- put on a brave face
- horse sense
- put (something) on hold
- bet on the wrong horse
- put (someone) on hold
- put hair on one's chest
- horse trade
- put in one's two cents (worth)
- put the cat among the pigeons
- put one's heads together