Don't put the cart before the horse.

勿本末倒置。

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You don't want to put the cart before the horse.

你不会想要本末倒置的。

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Many people today are trying to put the cart before the horse.

今天很多人都在舍本逐末。

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Ironic also is that these twin ideologies both put the cart before the horse.

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In that sense, Cornett has put the cart before the horse.

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"Don't put the cart before the horse" said the Welsh Secretary.

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