寺てらから里さとへ

expression

putting the cart before the horse

Idiomatic expression meaning to do things in the wrong order, similar to 本末転倒. Literally 'from the temple to the village', implying a reversal of the expected direction.

See also: 本末転倒

• 計けい画かくを立たてる前まえに資し金きんを集あつめるのは、寺てらから里さとへというものだ。

  Raising funds before making a plan is putting the cart before the horse.