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upset the apple cart in American English to disrupt a procedure, spoil someone's plans, etc. See full dictionary entry for apple cart Examples of 'upset the apple cart' in a sentenceupset the apple cart You don't want to upset the apple cart at home but you need diversion.Nor does it diminish my desire to upset the apple cart.How dare these viral upstarts upset the apple cart!Let's not do anything to upset the apple cart.It would truly upset the apple cart.He did not want to say anything, or allow anyone else to say anything that might upset the apple cart.He said he made little effort to be part of her life at first, in case he 'upset the apple cart'.One look at the headline data and there seemed little reason for the public to upset the apple cart.For the most part, it's going to upset the apple cart on a lot of things. |