applecart
[ ap-uh l-kahrt ]
/ ˈæp əlˌkɑrt /
noun
a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.
Idioms for applecart
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.
Words nearby applecart
apple-pie,
apple-pie bed,
apple-pie order,
apple-polish,
appleby,
applecart,
appledrain,
applejack,
appleknocker,
apples,
apples and oranges
British Dictionary definitions for upset the applecart
applecart
/ (ˈæpəlˌkɑːt) /
noun
a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
upset the applecart
to spoil plans or arrangements
Idioms and Phrases with upset the applecart
upset the applecart
Spoil carefully laid plans, as in Now don't upset the applecart by revealing where we're going. This expression started out as upset the cart, used since Roman times to mean “spoil everything.” The precise idiom dates from the late 1700s.