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applecart

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applecart [ˈæpəlˌkɑːt]
n
1. a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
upset the applecart to spoil plans or arrangements
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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.applecart - a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the streetapplecart - 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"
Translations
applecart [ˈæplkɑːt] N to upset or overturn the applecartecharlo todo a rodar, desbaratar los planes
applecart [ˈæpəlkɑːrt] n
to upset the applecart → tout chambouler
to upset sb's applecart → chambouler tous les projets de qn
apple core ntrognon m de pomme
apple pie
ntarte f aux pommes
to be as American as apple pie → être typiquement américain(e)
modif
to be in apple-pie order → être parfaitement en ordre
apple sauce applesauce [ˈæpəlsɔːs] ncompote f de pommes
applecart [ˈæplˌkɑːt] n to upset the applecart (fig) → rompere le uova nel paniere


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You had to go around the edges without upsetting this massive applecart.
Jim Allister's bid to upset the applecart today will, at the very least, make the election exciting.
We're just hoping, along with half of Merseyside, that Moyes's boys can upset the applecart again.
 
 
 
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