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applecart
[ap-uhl-kahrt]
applecart
/ ĖƦ±čɱō˰ģÉ˳٠/
noun
a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
to spoil plans or arrangements
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of applecart1
Idioms and Phrases
upset the / someone's applecart, to ruin plans or arrangements; spoil something.
He was making a fantastic profit until a competitor upset the applecart by cutting prices.
Example Sentences
Albert Einstein famously upset Isaac Newtonās applecart by figuring out space and time arenāt separate and light energy isnāt like a continuous ray, but is āpackagedā as photons that are both particles and waves.
From applecart and biodiversity to xeriscaping and zucchini, this delightfully readable resource is filled with hope.
The case for progress seems āincontrovertible,ā McClellan says, and Pinkerās call for pursuing further advances āwithout upsetting the applecartā makes sense.
āIām not planning to step on nobodyās foot or get in some controversy or turn over the applecart. Iām just going to be Eddie. Whatever comes out, thatās what itās going to be.ā
Todd Phillipsā Joker spins the tale of a pathetic loser who ends up a winner, the low-class upstart who upsets the applecart and explodes the establishment.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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