Timeline for Describe someone who chooses the worst option for doing the work
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| Aug 12, 2015 at 20:31 | comment | added | jxh | @ChrisSunami: I agree that is the most common usage, but I have heard it used to generally mean "you've done it wrong", especially when the user of the phrase believes there was an obvious right way. Wiktionary, FWIW, lists ass-backward as a synonym of "cart before the horse*. | |
| Aug 12, 2015 at 20:23 | comment | added | Chris Sunami | The vulgar version fits, but "cart before the horse" --in my experience --specifically means putting things in the wrong temporal order, not just doing things wrongly. | |
| Aug 12, 2015 at 15:40 | comment | added | jxh | @Oldbag: Thanks. Whenever I hear it used, I think I always just translate it back in my head. | |
| Aug 12, 2015 at 15:39 | history | edited | jxh | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 12, 2015 at 12:33 | comment | added | Oldbag | Also common is: back-assward. | |
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| Aug 12, 2015 at 6:12 | history | answered | jxh | CC BY-SA 3.0 |