applecart

[ ap-uhl-kahrt ]

noun

1. a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of applecart¹

First recorded in 1780–90; apple + cart

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

I admire the spirit of the thing, but I don't want our little applecart upset in the sort of struggle Fyfe and Monohan may stage.

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Did you notice my two-column boom of young Applecart's latest book of poems?

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To anyone who has tho slightest acquaintance with Applecart the very idea of a platform is fantastic.

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And those confounded people must go and upset the applecart.

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Without you I can't do anything but kick over the applecart for Whit Monk; and that sort of revenge is mighty unsatisfactory.

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