Upset The Apple CartUpset The Apple Cart : PhrasesMeaning: Appears obvious,as in youths upsetting a cart; original intent: to throw a man down. Example: Origin: In the early to late 1800s apple cart was wrestlers' slang for the body and down with his apple cart was to throw a man down. Alternative: The Romans had a similar expression Perii, plaustrum perculi - I am undone, I have upset my cart. Phrases Index | ||
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