put the cart before the horse

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put the cart before the horse — idiom

1. to do or arrange things in the wrong order, so that the less important step come

1.idiom
Definition

to do or arrange things in the wrong order, so that the less important step comes before the more important one

Example

Planning the party decorations before booking a venue puts the cart before the horse.

Kofi warned that hiring staff before securing funding would be putting the cart before the horse.