Jun 24, 2003 13:14
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English term
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upset the apple cart
Non-PRO
English
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to cause problems / made trouble
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... upper hand, (See the upper hand), upset the apple cart, cause a major problem, stop progress, You will upset the apple cart if you tell your folks we\'re moving. ...
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The term \'don\'t upset the apple cart\' was first used by Roman playwright Plautus in 255 B.C. in his play \'Epiducus\'.
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only to find that the federal judge likewise does not want to upset the apple cart by ruling you\'ve been denied due process of law.
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Note added at 2003-06-24 13:22:28 (GMT)
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... upper hand, (See the upper hand), upset the apple cart, cause a major problem, stop progress, You will upset the apple cart if you tell your folks we\'re moving. ...
home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id661.htm
The term \'don\'t upset the apple cart\' was first used by Roman playwright Plautus in 255 B.C. in his play \'Epiducus\'.
http://www.foodreference.com/html/fapplecart.html
only to find that the federal judge likewise does not want to upset the apple cart by ruling you\'ve been denied due process of law.
http://www.caught.net/calif/9thenemy.htm
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+1
2 mins
To disrupt a plan
To disrupt a plan, system, situation, or undertaking.
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Teresa Jaczewska
25 years of experience in translating
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, French to Polish
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spoil someone's plans or something which has been organised
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15 mins
upset / unbalance the status quo
Upset the apple-cart - cause confusion in plans, circumstances, etc.
Despite suggestions that apple-cart was 18th century slang for the human body it is more likely that the phrase was originally American, referring simply to a commonplace rural accident or the upsetting of a vendor's stall by traffic in a crowded market.
Put a spanner in the works
Throw a cat amongst the pigeons
Cause ripples in a still pond
When things are chugging along nice and smoothly, don't upset the apple cart!
Despite suggestions that apple-cart was 18th century slang for the human body it is more likely that the phrase was originally American, referring simply to a commonplace rural accident or the upsetting of a vendor's stall by traffic in a crowded market.
Put a spanner in the works
Throw a cat amongst the pigeons
Cause ripples in a still pond
When things are chugging along nice and smoothly, don't upset the apple cart!
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