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applecartenUK
applecart (ˈæpəlˌkɑːt) n1. a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street2. upset the applecart to spoil plans or arrangementsap•ple•cart (ˈæp əlˌkɑrt)
n. a pushcart used by a vendor of apples. Idioms: upset the or someone's applecart, to disturb delicately balanced arrangements or plans. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | applecart - the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" | | 2. |  applecart - a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the streethandcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart - wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" |
TranslationsapplecartenUK
(one's) applecartOne's plans or goals. I'm worried that not making the Olympic team after so many years of hard work would totally upset Ben's applecart. Look, he's not trying to upset her applecart—he just needs to meet later in the day now, that's all.See also: applecartupset the applecartTo ruin or interfere with one's plans or goals. Look, he's not trying to upset the applecart—he just needs to meet later in the day now, that's all.See also: applecart, upsetupset (one's) applecartTo ruin or interfere with one's plans or goals. Look, he's not trying to upset your applecart or anything—he just needs to meet later in the day now, that's all. I had some ideas on how they could improve things, but I didn't want to upset their applecart this late in development.See also: applecart, upsetupset the applecartSpoil 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. See also: applecart, upsetupset the applecart If someone or something upsets the applecart, they do something which causes trouble or which spoils a satisfactory situation. It will only upset the applecart and confuse the issue if the topic is raised too soon. Note: You can also say that someone or something overturns the applecart. She still has the power to overturn the applecart by the sheer force of her personality and vocabulary.See also: applecart, upsetupset the applecart, toTo ruin carefully laid plans. This metaphor, without the modifying “apple,” dates from Roman times. Both Plautus and Lucian used “You’ve upset the cart” to mean “You’ve spoiled everything.” Specifying “applecart” dates from the late eighteenth century, and the changed phrase is the one that survives. Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1796) suggests that “applecart” stood for the human body, and that the phrase meant to throw a person down, but that interpretation was either mistaken or the particular symbolism died out.See also: upsetapplecartenUK
Words related to applecartnoun the planning that is disrupted when someone 'upsets the applecart'Related Words- planning
- preparation
- provision
noun a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the streetRelated Words- handcart
- pushcart
- cart
- go-cart
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