Forget putting the cart before the horse.

忘记本末倒置。

That is to put the cart before the horse.

那就是本末倒置。

If you put bottom-up planning ahead of top-down planning, you're putting the cart before the horse.

如果您将自下而上的计划置于自上而下的计划之前， 您就是本末倒置。

Well actually, the expression is typically " to put the cart before the horse" .

实际上，这个表达通常是“本末倒置”。

That would be putting the cart before the horse; you would be doing things in the opposite order.

那将是本末倒置。你会以相反的顺序做事。

The expression " to put the cart before the horse" would mean to do things in the opposite, incorrect way.

“本末倒置”的表达方式意味着以相反的、不正确的方式做事。

You, of course, cannot put the cart before the horse, because the horse can't pull the cart if it's in front of him.

当然，你不能把车放在马的前面，因为如果马在他的前面，马就无法拉车。

So, " to put the cart before the horse" means to do things in the wrong order, to do what you should do last first, and what you should do first last.

所以，“本末倒置”就是做事顺序不对， 该做的先做最后， 该先做的最后做。