Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upset the apple cart

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: up-set the ap-ple -cart
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of upset the applecart.

Example Sentences

"As, it may be cheaper to ultimately build the solution yourself, and not have to deal with any of the business combination or cultural integration issues of a merger or acquisition. Proceed only with caution here, to not upset the apple cart."
"Might upset the apple cart if you go off on a hunt for your ex."
"“At this point, we’ve got a couple days’ good grace with the market — but we need a winner fairly soon or it’s going to upset the apple cart,” said Ryan Detrick, the chief market strategist at LPL Financial."

Inflected Forms

upsets the apple cart (present, singular) upsetting the apple cart (participle, present)

Questions

What does upset the apple cart mean?: Alternative form of upset the applecart.

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