“Put the cart before the horse”in other languages
Do things in the wrong order.
English
French
Portuguese
EnglishFrenchPortugueseSame idea, different pictures
All three put the load in front of the animal meant to pull it. English harnesses the cart before the horse, French the plow before the oxen, mettre la charrue avant les bœufs, and Portuguese the cart before the oxen, colocar o carro à frente dos bois.
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