Idiom of the day :- Upset the applecart

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Spoil a plan, arrangement or expected course of events A : Did you go to Veronica Vain’s wedding ? I heard it was going to be the most spectacular social event of the year. B : Yes it was. On the morning of the wedding the groom upset the applecart by saying he couldn’t go through with the marriage and wanted it all stopped. A : Oh no ! What happened to the bride ? B : Well, Veronica didn’t want to disappoint the guests or waste the huge cake, so she married me instead ! In the days when apples were taken to market in a cart along badly-made roads, it was easy for one of the cartwheels to become stuck in a hole. This would cause the cart to tip up or be upset unexpectedly and spill the apples on the ground. It is this image which is captured in the expression which is used today. Inanimate things as well as people can upset applecarts. For example, The discovery upset the applecart. or His opinion upset the applecart. It is also common to use an adjective to make the phrase more informative. For example, upset the financial applecart or upset the domestic applecart.