put the cart before the horse
начать не с того конца, поступать шиворот-навыворот, "поставить телегу впереди лошади"
They put the cart before the horse and took the effect for the cause.
Другие идиомы:
- put (lay) one's cards on the table
- back the wrong horse
- put flesh on (something)
- work like a horse
- put ideas into (someone's) head
- put some teeth into (something)
- put the cat among the pigeons
- eat like a horse
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- put one's thinking cap on
- lock the barn door after the horse is gone
- bet on the wrong horse
- put in one's two cents (worth)
- horse around
- put one's heads together