Don't put the cart before the horse

1. Begin at the proper place; do things in their proper order.

Example Sentences

“Don’t put the cart before the horse and end up overspending because you’ve, you know, put dozens of people on your gift list,” he says.

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“If something happens before that or I go somewhere else - I don’t put the cart before the horse ever. We’re living day to day.”

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“If something happens before that or I go somewhere else — I don’t put the cart before the horse ever. We’re living day to day.”

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First, don’t put the cart before the horse.

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Don’t put the cart before the horse.

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