apple cartn.

Brit.

/ˈapl kɑːt/, U.S.

/ˈæpəl ˌkɑrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: apple n., cart n.

Etymology: < apple n. + cart n.

A cart for carrying apples. (Predominantly in phrases.) to upset a person's apple cart and variants: (originally) to harm a person, to knock or cause a person to fall to the ground; (in later use chiefly) to spoil a person's plans. to upset the apple cart and variants: to knock over or let fall a thing; (now chiefly) to cause an upset or disturbance; to ruin an undertaking.Evidence for the literal sense is lacking before 1767.

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the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > ruin a person's plans or undertaking

to upset a person's apple cart?1750

to put the fritz on something1910

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > unsuccessful [phrase] > the plans or undertaking will be ruined

to upset the apple cart?1750

?1750 Another Fragm. 4 Whenever his Back was turn'd, they would make Faces at him..for which..whenever he catch'd them, he down'd with their Apple Carts, and made them smart for it.

1767 T. Bridges Homer Travestie (ed. 2) I. iii. 97 Priam, tho' with a heavy heart, Gave orders for his apple cart..To serve for cart or one-horse chair.

1788 J. Belknap Let. in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1877) 5th Ser. III. 17 S. Adams had almost overset the apple-cart by intruding an amendment of his own fabrication on the morning of the day of ratification [of the Constitution].

1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) (at cited word) Down with his apple-cart; knock or throw him down.

1829 P. Egan Boxiana 2nd Ser. II. 701 All sorts of drags were in requisition, from the potent chariot and four, down to the humble apple-cart.

1841 Life in Man-of-War 110 I'll capsize your apple-cart for you.

1848 in E. Hodder Life Earl Shaftesbury (1887) xvii. 396 If the Prince goes on like this, why he'll upset our apple-cart.

1871 G. P. R. Pulman Rustic Sketches (ed. 3) Gloss. 77 ‘Don't upsit th' apple-cart.’ That is—be careful you do not let fall anything carried.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Oct. If the Control had done more it might have upset the apple-cart altogether.

1897 Rev. of Reviews Aug. 114 Somebody will lose patience, and then over will go the apple-cart.

1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny viii. 141 I can upset your apple-cart any day I want to.

1955 Sci. Amer. Aug. 68/2 Names such as ammoniated tincture of valerian can safely be revealed to the patient without upsetting the psychological applecart.

2001 Geographical 73 75/2 [At the Egremont Crab fair] old traditions such as parading an apple cart around the town and terrier-racing take place alongside more modern antics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	apple cart
释义	apple cartn. Brit. /ˈapl kɑːt/, U.S. /ˈæpəl ˌkɑrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: apple n., cart n. Etymology: < apple n. + cart n. A cart for carrying apples. (Predominantly in phrases.) to upset a person's apple cart and variants: (originally) to harm a person, to knock or cause a person to fall to the ground; (in later use chiefly) to spoil a person's plans. to upset the apple cart and variants: to knock over or let fall a thing; (now chiefly) to cause an upset or disturbance; to ruin an undertaking.Evidence for the literal sense is lacking before 1767. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > ruin a person's plans or undertaking to upset a person's apple cart?1750 to put the fritz on something1910 the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > unsuccessful [phrase] > the plans or undertaking will be ruined to upset the apple cart?1750 ?1750 Another Fragm. 4 Whenever his Back was turn'd, they would make Faces at him..for which..whenever he catch'd them, he down'd with their Apple Carts, and made them smart for it. 1767 T. Bridges Homer Travestie (ed. 2) I. iii. 97 Priam, tho' with a heavy heart, Gave orders for his apple cart..To serve for cart or one-horse chair. 1788 J. Belknap Let. in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1877) 5th Ser. III. 17 S. Adams had almost overset the apple-cart by intruding an amendment of his own fabrication on the morning of the day of ratification [of the Constitution]. 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) (at cited word) Down with his apple-cart; knock or throw him down. 1829 P. Egan Boxiana 2nd Ser. II. 701 All sorts of drags were in requisition, from the potent chariot and four, down to the humble apple-cart. 1841 Life in Man-of-War 110 I'll capsize your apple-cart for you. 1848 in E. Hodder Life Earl Shaftesbury (1887) xvii. 396 If the Prince goes on like this, why he'll upset our apple-cart. 1871 G. P. R. Pulman Rustic Sketches (ed. 3) Gloss. 77 ‘Don't upsit th' apple-cart.’ That is—be careful you do not let fall anything carried. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Oct. If the Control had done more it might have upset the apple-cart altogether. 1897 Rev. of Reviews Aug. 114 Somebody will lose patience, and then over will go the apple-cart. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny viii. 141 I can upset your apple-cart any day I want to. 1955 Sci. Amer. Aug. 68/2 Names such as ammoniated tincture of valerian can safely be revealed to the patient without upsetting the psychological applecart. 2001 Geographical 73 75/2 [At the Egremont Crab fair] old traditions such as parading an apple cart around the town and terrier-racing take place alongside more modern antics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1750
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