first catch your hare

first catch your hare

The first step is to acquire something; then, determine what to do with it. I know you're eager to plan on going to Yale, but you haven't been accepted yet—first catch your hare. Have you even saved up for a new car? Yeah, that's what I thought—first catch your hare. A: "I've got a few ideas of in-app purchases we can implement." B: "Whoa, whoa, first catch your hare. Let's focus on actually finishing the app."

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First catch your hare.

Prov. Do not make plans about what you will do when you have something until you actually have it. Fred: When I buy my house on the beach, you can spend summers with me there. Ellen: First catch your hare.

See also: catch, first, hare

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.