subs. phr. (common).—The human body; cf. BEER-BARREL. TO UPSET ONE’S APPLE-CART = to floor a man; to thwart (GROSE). Also TO UPSET THE OLD WOMAN’S APPLE-CART; TO UPSET THE APPLE-CART AND SPILL THE GOOSEBERRIES (or PEACHES).
subs. phr. (common).—The human body; cf. BEER-BARREL. TO UPSET ONE’S APPLE-CART = to floor a man; to thwart (GROSE). Also TO UPSET THE OLD WOMAN’S APPLE-CART; TO UPSET THE APPLE-CART AND SPILL THE GOOSEBERRIES (or PEACHES).
