empezar la casa por el tejado

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “start the house by the roof”.

Verb

empezar la casa por el tejado (first-person singular present empiezo la casa por el tejado, first-person singular preterite empecé la casa por el tejado, past participle empezado la casa por el tejado)

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