Vocabulary

本末転倒

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

noun suru-verb vi
freq #26

Example sentences

Persuading my father first is putting the cart before the horse.

When you speak of a pay-raise before recognition, I am inclined to think you are putting the cart before the horse.

Planning the wedding before proposing is putting the cart before the horse.

You've got your priorities backwards.