| Word | Upset the apple cart |
|---|---|
| Description | Wreck 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. Wreck 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 |
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