Idiom
upset the applecart
Meaning
To disorganize or spoil something, especially an established arrangement or plan.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please do not upset the applecart with your new rules.”
“The team had a perfect plan, but his sudden decision to quit really upset the applecart.”
“By introducing radical changes to the long-standing company policy, the new manager inadvertently upset the applecart and caused significant confusion among the staff.”
Examples
simple
“Please do not upset the applecart with your new rules.”
contextual
“The team had a perfect plan, but his sudden decision to quit really upset the applecart.”
complex
“By introducing radical changes to the long-standing company policy, the new manager inadvertently upset the applecart and caused significant confusion among the staff.”
Key words
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