| 词组 | upset the apple cart |
| 释义 | Idiom upset the apple cart Theme: RUIN to mess up or ruin something.Tom really upset the apple cart by telling Mary the truth about Jane.I always knew he'd upset the apple cart. upset the applecartTo ruin or interfere with one's plans or goals. Look, he's not trying to upset the applecart—he just needs to meet later in the day now, that's all. upset the apple cartFig. to mess up or ruin something. Tom really upset the apple cart by telling Mary the truth about Jane. I always knew he'd tell secrets and upset the apple cart. upset the apple cartwreck an advantageous project or disturb the status quo.The use of a cart piled high with apples as a metaphor for a satisfactory but possibly precarious state of affairs is recorded in various expressions from the late 18th century onwards. 1996 Business Age The real test will be instability in China…Another Tiananmen Square could really upset the apple cart. upset the/somebody’s ˈapple cart(informal) do something that spoils a plan or stops the progress of something: Another, much cheaper hairdresser has opened next door, which has upset the apple cart. |
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