applecart
[ ap-uh l-kahrt ]
/ ˈæp əlˌkɑrt /
noun
a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.
Words nearby applecart
apple-pie, apple-pie bed, apple-pie order, apple-polish, appleby, applecart, appledrain, applejack, appleknocker, apples, apples and oranges
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.
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Examples from the Web for applecart
Without you I can't do anything but kick over the applecart for Whit Monk; and that sort of revenge is mighty unsatisfactory.
Alias The Lone Wolf|Louis Joseph VanceAnd those confounded people must go and upset the applecart.
Caesar's Wife|William Somerset MaughamTo anyone who has tho slightest acquaintance with Applecart the very idea of a platform is fantastic.
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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