upset the applecart
This page is about the idiom upset the applecart
Meaning
If you upset the applecart, you do something that causes trouble or upsets someone's plans.
For example
- The Stones upset the applecart by pulling out of the music festival. They were going to be the main act.
- Kelly's sister really upset the applecart when she told Kelly that she'd seen her husband waiting for someone in a hotel lobby when he was supposed to be in New York.
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Contributor: Matt Errey