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applecart
[ ap-uhl-kahrt ]
applecart
/ ËĂŠ±èɱôË°ìÉËłÙ /
noun
- a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
- upset the applecartto spoil plans or arrangements
yĐÄvlog 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 Newtonâs applecart by figuring out space and time arenât separate and light energy isnât like a continuous ray, but is âpackagedâ 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 âincontrovertible,â McClellan says, and Pinkerâs call for pursuing further advances âwithout upsetting the applecartâ makes sense.
âIâm not planning to step on nobodyâs foot or get in some controversy or turn over the applecart. Iâm just going to be Eddie. Whatever comes out, thatâs what itâs going to be.â
Todd Phillipsâ 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, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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