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put the cart before the horse

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put the cart before the horse v expr	figurative (act prematurely)	poner el carro delante de los caballos loc verb
		vender la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca loc verb
		empezar la casa por el tejado, comenzar la casa por el tejado loc verb
	(CL, CR, CU, UY)	poner la carreta delante de los bueyes loc verb
	Sara insisted that having sex before marriage was like putting the cart before the horse.
	Sara insistía en que tener sexo antes de casarse era como poner el carro delante de los caballos.

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