UPSET THE APPLE CART

Meaning of UPSET THE APPLE CART in English

cause a major problem, stop progress You will upset the apple cart if you tell your folks we're moving.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

UPSET THE APPLE CART — phrasal to disturb or overturn a natural or stable order
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPSET THE APPLE CART — confuse the order of events, cause chaos
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UPSET THE APPLE CART — : to disturb or overturn a natural or stable order
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPSET THE APPLE CART — to disturb or overturn a natural or stable order
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UPSET THE APPLE CART — spoil a plan. → apple
Concise Oxford English vocab
UPSET THE APPLE CART — to cause problems for sb or spoil their plans, arrangements, etc.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPSET THE APPLE CART — cause a major problem, stop progress You will upset the apple cart if you tell your folks we're moving.
English Idioms vocabulary
UPSET THE APPLE-CART — расстраивать, нарушать чьи-л. планы; спутать карты; испортить всю музыку
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
APPLE — I Fruit of the genus Malus , in the rose family, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. Malus species are …
Английский словарь Британика
UPSET — I. |əp|set sometimes _əpˈs-; usu -ed.+V adjective Etymology: Middle English, from up + set, past participle of setten to set …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CART — I. ˈkärt, ˈkȧt, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English carte, cart, probably from Old Norse kartr; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPLE — ˈapəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPSET — (n.) The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.
Английский словарь Webster
APPLE — (n.) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love …
Английский словарь Webster
APPLE — ( n. ) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPSET — — upsettable , adj. — upsetter , n. — upsettingly , adv. v. , adj. /up set"/ ; n. /up"set'/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CART — — cartable , adj. — carter , n. /kahrt/ , n. 1. a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APPLE — /ap"euhl/ , n. 1. the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPSET — I. (ˌ)əp-ˈset verb ( -set ; -set·ting ) Date: 1677 transitive verb 1. : to thicken and shorten (as a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CART — I. ˈkärt noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse kartr; akin to Old English cræt cart Date: 13th century …
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APPLE — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High German apful apple, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPSET — vi to become upset. 2. upset ·vt to set up; to put upright. 3. upset ·vt to thicken and shorten, …
Webster English vocab
CART — vt to carry or convey in a cart. 2. cart ·noun an open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. 3. cart ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
APPLE — vi to grow like an apple; to bear apples. 2. apple ·noun anything round like an apple; as, an apple …
Webster English vocab
CART — [cart] n [ME, prob. fr. ON kartr; akin to OE craet cart] (13c) 1: a heavy usu. horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APPLE — [ap.ple] n, often attrib [ME appel, fr. OE aeppel; akin to OHG apful apple, OIr ubull, OCS abluko] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APPLE — fruit of the genus Malus (about 25 species) belonging to the family Rosaceae, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
UPSET — I up|set verb BrE AmE ʌp |ˈset ▷ up|sets ˈsets ▷ up|setting ˈset ɪŋ AmE \ ˈset̬ ɪŋ II upset …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CART — cart BrE AmE kɑːt AmE kɑːrt ▷ carted ˈkɑːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈkɑːrt̬ əd ▷ carting ˈkɑːt ɪŋ AmE ˈkɑːrt̬ …
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APPLE — apple BrE AmE ˈæp ə l ▷ apple|s z ▶ ˈ apple ˌ blossom BrE AmE ▶ ˌ apple ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPSET — verb , adjective , noun ■ verb / ʌpˈset; NAmE / ( up·set·ting , upset , upset ) 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CART — / kɑːt; NAmE kɑːrt/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a vehicle with two or four wheels that is pulled …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APPLE — / ˈæpl; NAmE / noun a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh : an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPSET — I. up ‧ set 1 S2 /ˌʌpˈset◂/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ upset , ↑ upsetting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CART — I. cart 1 /kɑːt $ kɑːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: kartr …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APPLE — ap ‧ ple S2 W3 /ˈæp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æppel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPSET — v., n., & adj. --v. (upsetting; past and past part. upset) 1 tr. & intr. overturn or be overturned. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CART — n. & v. --n. 1 a strong vehicle with two or four wheels for carrying loads, usu. drawn by a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPSET — v., n., & adj. v. (upsetting; past and past part. upset) 1 tr. & intr. overturn or be overturned. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CART — n. & v. n. 1 a strong vehicle with two or four wheels for carrying loads, usu. drawn by a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPSET — v., n., & adj. --v. (upsetting; past and past part. upset) 1. tr. & intr. overturn or be overturned. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CART — n. & v. --n. 1. a strong vehicle with two or four wheels for carrying loads, usu. drawn by a …
Oxford English vocab
APPLE — n.1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
UPSET — The verb and adjective are pronounced /ʌpset/. The noun is pronounced /ʌpset/. ( upset) Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CART — ( carts, carting, carted) 1. A cart is an old-fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APPLE — ( apples) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An apple is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPSET — (~) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are ~, you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPSET — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a stomach upset (= when your stomach is affected by illness ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CART — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a golf cart (= a small car used on golf courses ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
APPLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cherry/peach/apple etc tree ▪ We planted a peach tree in the backyard. ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
APPLE — [noun] - a round fruit with a firm white inside and a green, red or yellow skin, or the tree …
Cambridge English vocab
APPLE — n. Apple Computer Inc. apple scab custard apple
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CART — To put the cart before the horse; to mention the last part of a story first. To be flogged at …
Slang English vocab
APPLE — n. apple knocker apple polish apple polisher
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UPSET — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , huge , major ▪ minor ▪ emotional VERB + UPSET ▪ have ▪ We …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CART — noun 1 vehicle pulled by animals ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ horse-drawn ▪ bullock , donkey , ox , etc. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
APPLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sweet ▪ sharp , sour , tart ▪ Add some sugar to the stewed apple—it's still a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPSET — INDEX: 1. feeling upset 2. to make someone feel upset 3. to become upset 4. making you feel upset 5. …
Longman Activator English vocab
UPSET — n. 25B6; verb the accusation upset her : DISTRESS, trouble, perturb, dismay, disturb, discompose, unsettle, disconcert, disquiet, worry, bother, agitate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CART — n. 25B6; noun a horse-drawn cart : WAGON, carriage, dray; archaic wain. See list at carriage . a man with …
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APPLE — ( BrE Apple Mac , Mac ) the popular name for the Macintosh computer produced by the US company Apple …
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