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Mettere il carro davanti ai buoi.

[met-teh-reh eel kar-roh dah-van-tee ai boo-oi]

phrase

LanguageItalian (Italy)

Meaning
  1. To put the cart before the horse.
Examples

A: Pensi di prenotare il viaggio prima di avere i documenti? B: Sì, ma stai mettendo il carro davanti ai buoi.

Pronunciationmet-teh-reh eel kar-roh dah-van-tee ai boo-oi

How it is usedUsed to indicate that someone is making mistakes by doing things in the wrong order.

Status: Verified