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What (who) is upset the applecart - definition

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Upset of the year; Ring Magazine Upset of the Year; Ring Magazine upset of the year; Upset of the Year; Ring Magazine upsets of the year

upset the applecart      
The Ring magazine Upset of the Year         
The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has since named an Upset of the Year since 1970. The award, based on the magazine's writers' criteria, is given to a fight that resulted in an outcome that was highly contrary to general expectations.
Aircraft upset         
Jetupset; Jet upset; Airplane upset
Aircraft upset is a dangerous condition in aircraft operations in which the flight attitude or airspeed of an aircraft is outside the normal bounds of operation for which it is designed. This may result in the loss of control (LOC) of the aircraft, and sometimes the total loss of the aircraft itself.

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The Ring magazine Upset of the Year

The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has since named an Upset of the Year since 1970. The award, based on the magazine's writers' criteria, is given to a fight that resulted in an outcome that was highly contrary to general expectations.

Examples of use of upset the applecart
1. But Brian Lara‘s men sprung a huge surprise and upset the applecart of the champion team en route to making it to the final.
2. And that upset the applecart". The wings finally materialised after Squadron Leader Rhys Cowsill, a Parachute Jump Instructor from RAF Cranwell, visited Pearl in Chateauvieux, near Tours, to interview her about her wartime service.
3. Described by a contemporary as tough and resolute, happy to upset the applecart of convention, an excellent games player, in his youth a bit of a cowboy, Austin was, however, a most professional pilot.