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applecart

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n.1.the planning that is disrupted when someone "upsets the applecart".
2.a cart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street.
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Noun1.applecart - the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'
planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
2.applecartapplecart - a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart - wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"
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The new system of rewards for strong performance and tough sanctions for failure was meant to motivate officials to do the difficult work, make the hard choices, upset the applecart.
Misdirected energy: schools get an a in resisting reform by Petrilli, Michael J. / Education Next
The counter-argument that gives me the most trouble is that, having upset the applecart, we have an obligation to stay until we put it back together.
The best bad option by Peters, Charles / Washington Monthly
While drought presented challenges (interior markets higher than river markets), Katrina "upset the applecart," the official said.
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