
You upset the apple cart when you ruin someone's plans, or disrupt the normal operation of something.
This idiom came from the literal image of a cart of apples being tipped over at the markets, causing chaos and disruption.
This idiom came from the literal image of a cart of apples being tipped over at the markets, causing chaos and disruption.
We were going to hold the party outdoors, but a storm came and really upset the apple cart.
