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  • 11upset — up|set1 [ ,ʌp set ] adjective ** 1. ) very sad, worried, or angry about something: Why are you so upset? They felt too upset to talk about the incident. upset about/over/by: They re all still very upset about losing the case. get/become upset: It …

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  • 12upset — upsettable, adj. upsetter, n. upsettingly, adv. v., adj. /up set /; n. /up set /, v., upset, upsetting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk. 2. to disturb mentally or emotionally; perturb: T …

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  • 13upset the applecart — or[upset one s applecart] {v. phr.}, {informal} To ruin a plan or what is being done, often by surprise or accident; change how things are or are being done, often unexpectedly; ruin or mix up another person s success or plan for success. * /John …

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  • 14upset the applecart — or[upset one s applecart] {v. phr.}, {informal} To ruin a plan or what is being done, often by surprise or accident; change how things are or are being done, often unexpectedly; ruin or mix up another person s success or plan for success. * /John …

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  • 15upset — 1 verb past tense and past participle upset (T) 1 to make someone feel unhappy or worried: I m sorry, I didn t mean to upset you. 2 to change a plan or situation in a way that causes problems: The delicate ecological balance of the area was upset …

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  • 16Plan of Attack — Infobox Book name = Plan of Attack image caption = Cover of Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward author = Bob Woodward illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = Political science, United States, Iraq,… …

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  • 17upset the applecart —    If you upset (or overturn) the applecart, you spoil a satisfactory plan or situation.     I hope Julie doesn t attend the meeting; she could upset the applecart …

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  • 18upset the applecart — ruin or spoil a plan or idea Try not to upset the applecart as we have spent a lot of time working on this project. расстроить планы, спутать все карты The moment he referred to that incident of last summer, he uрset the aррlecart and the whole… …

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  • 19upset the apple cart — spoil a plan. → apple …

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  • 20upset the applecart — to spoil someone s plan or arrangement …

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