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upsetting the applecart

upsetting the applecart is the present participle and gerund of upset the applecart.

Meaning of upset the applecart

Verb

upset the applecart (third-person singular simple present upsets the applecart, present participle upsetting the applecart, simple past and past participle upset the applecart)

  1. (idiomatic) To disorganize or spoil something, especially an established arrangement or plan.
    • “There are three reasons,” Trent answered. “First, he may find his way to England and upset the applecart; […]”1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, chapter 22, in A Millionaire of Yesterday

Questions about upsetting the applecart

What is upsetting the applecart the present participle and gerund of?
Upsetting the applecart is the present participle and gerund of upset the applecart.

Words near upsetting the applecart in the dictionary

  1. upsetteth
  2. upsetti spaghetti
  3. upsettin'
  4. upsetting
  5. upsetting the apple cart
  6. upsetting the applecart
  7. upsetting the pot
  8. upsetting thermometer
  9. upsetting thermometers
  10. upsettingly
  11. upsettingness

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