apple cart
noun
ap·ple cart
ˈa-pəl-ˌkärt
variants
or less commonly applecart
: an established or expected plan, system, situation, or undertaking that may be disrupted or terminated
She … wanted to kind of do things her way without turning the apple cart completely upside down.—Ron Wood, quoted in Sports Business Journal
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“Apple cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20cart. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.
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