put the cart before the horse
cross the Rubicon
misarrange
follow the wind
priorities
play down
refocus
rise above
straighten up
after all
lay aside
descend
overprioritize
musturbation
boof
shit or get off the pot
underplay
scrape the bottom of the barrel
pitch upon
prioritization
raise the bar
in the here and now
necessary evil
play by the rules
eclecticism
practicalist
moral
mistake
misplan
whatever it takes
fault
eclectic method
put right
error
resolve
righting
rule utilitarianism
inevitable
owe it to oneself
haw and gee
put ahead
pointed
give two hoots
bad sign
misintend
unreason
give a hoot
trifle
gild the lily
pragmatic
emotivism
pertinency
knock on wood
out of one's depth
propitiate
staircase wit
swim upstream
regimentation
backslide
first things first
aright
on the wrong track
overinternalize
attend
accountability
pragmatize
a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat
set one's cap at
excess
prefer
upfront
downplaying
normative statement
misprioritize
ready, fire, aim
mischoose
plan on
more is more
place importance on
sell ice to Eskimos
misordering
shortsightedly
significance
underconform
damp squib
bear
make a stick for one's own back
moral obligation
stochasticity
tough call
fence-sitting
upset the applecart
needs must when the devil drives
eutaxy
underwrite
subordinate
keep sight of
haphazardness