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What expression do you think should replace this outdated one?

Asked by cinnamonk (5402points) April 22nd, 2017

“Putting the cart before the horse” means to do something contrary to the expected or proper order, like having children before getting married or buying a new car before getting a promotion. But we rarely see horses nor carts anymore. How would you express the idea of putting the cart before the horse in modern terms?

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Tropical_Willie's avatar

Ass backwards

Sneki95's avatar

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Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

Buying a car before you have a license.

SavoirFaire's avatar

“Buying the app before the device” could work as a thoroughly modern replacement, though it will probably become outdated someday as well. A more generic phrase would be “getting ahead of yourself.”

Patty_Melt's avatar

Hate the president before the inauguration.

SavoirFaire's avatar

Looks like we need a new term for “beating a dead horse,” too.

CWOTUS's avatar

Hanging up the phone.

Brian1946's avatar

Here’s one that will be contemporary for about another 5 billion years:

You can’t celebrate Sunday before our star is born.

kritiper's avatar

Who said it was out dated??
Go off half cocked.

ucme's avatar

Putting the chauffeur in the tractor

cinnamonk's avatar

Trump is evil, @Patty_Melt. I know you’re not stupid, which is why it’s so strange to me that you don’t understand that.

SavoirFaire's avatar

@cinnamonk Moreover we knew it before he was inaugurated.

kritiper's avatar

Put the trailer in front of the truck.

Derrikfanboy's avatar

Having the divorce before the marriage.

Brian1946's avatar

I got the impression he was a jerk sometime in the 80’s. It was solidified in 2004 when he tried to trademark the phrase, You’re fired!

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