*** put the cart before the horse ***

描述把事情的顺序搞反了，做事本末倒置

词组分解

cart - 大车，马车，手推车；运携带，用大车运送。既可作名词，也可作动词

horse - 马

例句

Hiring new employees before we have a proper training program is putting the cart before the horse.

在我们有一个合适的培训计划之前就招募新员工是本末倒置。

We shouldn't put the cart before the horse. Let's complete the product development first before we start the marketing campaign.

我们不应该本末倒置。让我们先完成产品开发，然后再开始市场推广