Question

to put the cart before the horse - Aren't you putting the cart before the horse? Surely we first need to decide if we have enough money.  - Planning your honeymoon before you've even asked her to marry you is rather putting the cart before the horse!

Accepted Answer

to do things in the wrong order In the days before cars and trucks, horses were used to pull carts containing people or things.

Idiom	to put the cart before the horse
Definition	to do things in the wrong order
Examples	- Aren't you putting the cart before the horse? Surely we first need to decide if we have enough money. - Planning your honeymoon before you've even asked her to marry you is rather putting the cart before the horse!
Note	In the days before cars and trucks, horses were used to pull carts containing people or things.

Cart Putting Put Horse Things Wrong Order Surely