applecart

[ ap-uh l-kahrt ]
/ ˈæp əlˌkɑrt /

noun

a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.

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Idioms for applecart

    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

First recorded in 1780–90; apple + cart

Words nearby applecart

apple-pie, apple-pie bed, apple-pie order, apple-polish, appleby, applecart, appledrain, applejack, appleknocker, apples, apples and oranges
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British Dictionary definitions for applecart

applecart
/ (ˈæpəlˌkɑːt) /

noun

a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
upset the applecart to spoil plans or arrangements
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