Choose the correct meaning of the idioms mentioned in bold:
He is putting the cart before the horse by purchasing furniture before buying a house
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Doing things in the wrong order
The horse should be in front, pulling the cart. To put the cart before the horse is to do things in the wrong order. Buying furniture before one even has a house to put it in is doing the second step first.
Example: Printing the invitations before fixing the date is putting the cart before the horse.