applecart

[ ap-uhl-kahrt ]

noun
  1. a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.

Idioms about applecart

  1. 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.

Origin of applecart

1
First recorded in 1780–90; apple + cart

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British Dictionary definitions for applecart

applecart

/ (ˈæpəlˌkɑːt) /


noun
  1. a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street

  2. upset the applecart to spoil plans or arrangements

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