Cart before the Horse

To put the cart before the horse is to reverse the right order or allocation of things.

French: “Mettre la charrette avant les bœufs.”

Latin: “Currus bovem trahit Præpostere.”

Greek: “Hysteron proteron.”

German: “Die pferde hinter den wagen spannen.”

Italian: “Metter il carro inanzi ai buoi.”

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.