# put the cart before the horse

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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