applecart

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A planned situation. Back-formation from upset the applecart
A barrow from which apples and other fruit were formerly sold in the street
a planned situation
a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'
a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'
{i} handcart used to convey apples
If you upset the applecart, you do something which causes a plan, system, or arrangement to go wrong. They may also be friends of the chairman, so they are reluctant to upset the applecart
upset the applecart
to spoil carefully laid plans or arrangements; to spoil something

He came to our house uninvited and started to upset the applecart.

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