Cart before the horse
The expression cart before the horse is an idiom or proverb used to suggest something is done contrary to a convention or culturally expected order or relationship. A cart is a vehicle that is ordinarily pulled by a horse, so to put the cart before the horse is an analogy for doing things in the wrong order. The figure of speech means doing things the wrong way round or with the wrong emphasis. The idiom is about confusing cause and effect.
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Cart before the horse
The expression cart before the horse is an idiom or proverb used to suggest something is done contrary to a convention or culturally expected order or relationship. A cart is a vehicle that is ordinarily pulled by a horse, so to put the cart before the horse is an analogy for doing things in the wrong order. The figure of speech means doing things the wrong way round or with the wrong emphasis. The idiom is about confusing cause and effect.
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The expression cart before the ...... and early 20th-century France.
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The expression cart before the ...... ut confusing cause and effect.
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