English Dictionary

put the cart before the horse

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.

日本語の意味

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。

If you put the cart before the horse by hiring a manager before you have a business plan, you'll likely waste time and money.

事業計画もないのにマネージャーを雇うのは本末転倒で、時間とお金を無駄にする可能性が高い。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.

The hour had struck; and with it, as always, appeared the man. So it has ever been in the history of the world; though we, with characteristic vanity, uniformly put the cart before the horse, and declare that it is the man that brings the hour.

puts the cart before the horse （ present singular third-person ）

putting the cart before the horse （ participle present ）

put the cart before the horse （ participle past ）

put the cart before the horse （ past ）