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
   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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