Results, 本末転倒

でもdemo、それsoreでde士気shikiがga下がってsagatteはha本末転倒honmatsutentouではないdehanaiかkaとto。
But, if by that, morale drops wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the exercise?
私のwatashino父chichiをwo説得settokuしようshiyouなんてnante、本末転倒honmatsutentouのno話hanashiですdesuよyo。
Persuading my father first is putting the cart before the horse.
君kimiがga自分jibunのno仕事ぶりshigotoburiをwo認められるmitomerareru前maeにni給料kyuuryouのno値上げneageのnoことkotoをwoいうiuとto、本末転倒honmatsutentouしているshiteiruのnoではないdehanaiかkaとto私watashiはha思いomoiたくtakuなるnaru。
When you speak of a pay-raise before recognition, I am inclined to think you are putting the cart before the horse.
プロポーズPUROPOOZUもmoしないshinaiうちuchiからkara、結婚式kekkonshikiのno計画keikakuをwoするsuruのnoはha、本末転倒honmatsutentouだda。
Planning the wedding before proposing is putting the cart before the horse.
それではsoredeha本末転倒honmatsutentouだda。
That's reversing the logical order of things.
それsoreってtte本末転倒honmatsutentouだろdaro。
You've got your priorities backwards.
コミュニケーションKOMYUNIKEESHONのno方法houhouがga多種tashuにわたってniwatatte増加zoukaするsuru一方ippouでde人間関係ningenkankeiがga希薄なkihakunaものmonoになりninariつつあるtsutsuaru。まさにmasani本末転倒honmatsutentouだda。
As all kinds of communication methods are proliferating, human relationships are weakening. This is a perfect example of mistaking means for ends.
あなたanataのno言っているitteiruことkotoはha本末転倒honmatsutentouだdaとto思わないomowanaiかいkai？
Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse?

Words

本末転倒☆【ほんまつてんとうhonmatsutentou】本末顛倒 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards - four character idiom

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