mettere il carro davanti ai buoi

Italian

Alternative forms

  • mettere il carro innanzi ai buoi

Etymology

Literally, “to put the cart in front of the oxen”. Compare French mettre la charrue avant les bœufs.

Verb

méttere il carro davanti ai buoi (first-person singular present métto il carro davanti ai buoi, first-person singular past historic mìsi il carro davanti ai buoi, past participle mésso il carro davanti ai buoi, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to put the cart before the horse
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