Expressions in Spanish: Empezar la casa por el tejado

I want this post to be simple, because simplicity is a hard goal to pursue ;)
You will find: 

1. Resources to learn/review/teach this expression in Spanish
2. A visual resource to provide your students with
3. A beautiful "pop" song in Spanish on this topic to practice pronunciation and see the expression in context.
4. An informative article about economical crisis using this expression in context too.

The context this expression normally can be found is when you realize you haven't done something well form the beginning or when you want to give this type of advice to somebody you see he/she is doing something all the way around he/she should be doing it.

If you want more expressions in Spanish click here

Want to know more?

• Spanish song from "Fito y Fitipaldis" to practice "empezar la casa por el tejado" [Youtube]
• Podcast in Spanish about "empezar la casa por el tejado" [Spanishpodcast]
• "La casa por el tejado" artículo periodístico sobre la crisis económica [Huffington Post]

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