Last Updated:2025/11/20
(idiomatic) To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.
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put the cart before the horse
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Source Word
put the cart before the horse
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
物事の順序や優先順位を誤る、あるいは本来の重要性を無視して付随的な事柄を優先させること。 / 必要な手順や順序を守らず、非本質的なものを過度に重視すること。
( present singular third-person )
( participle present )
( participle past )
( past )