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upset someone's applecart

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ap⋅ple⋅cart

[ap-uhl-kahrt]
–noun
1. a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.
2. upset the or 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.

Origin:
1780–90; apple + cart
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