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 nose to the grindstone
- work like a horse
- put ideas into (someone's) head
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- put one's finger on (something)
- horse of a different color
- put one's face on
- dark horse
- put one's head in a noose
- put the cat among the pigeons
- put (something) on hold
- put (something) down in black and white
- horse sense
- put flesh on (something)
- put (someone or something) out to pasture