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21cart — n. 1) to draw, pull; push a cart 2) a cart creaks; lumbers 3) a shopping cart (AE; BE has trolley) 4) (misc.) to put the cart before the horse ( to do in the wrong order ); to upset the apple cart ( to ruin smb. s plans ) * * * [eɪ kɑːteɪ]… …
22cart — 1 noun (C) 1 a vehicle with two or four wheels that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying heavy things see also: handcart 2 AmE a large wire basket on wheels that you use in a supermarket; trolley (1) BrE 3 AmE a small table with wheels,… …
23upset — 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 …
24apple — noun (C, U) 1 a hard round fruit that has red, light green, or yellow skin and is white inside: apple pie 2 be the apple of sb s eye to be loved very much by someone: Ben was always the apple of his father s eye. 3 bob/dunk/dip for apples to play …
25cart — cart1 [ka:t US ka:rt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: kartr] 1.) a vehicle with no roof that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying heavy things →↑handcart 2.) AmE a large wire basket on wheels that you use in a ↑supermarket British… …
26apple — ap|ple W3S2 [ˈæpəl] n [: Old English; Origin: Appel] 1.) [U and C] a hard round fruit that has red, light green, or yellow skin and is white inside ▪ apple pie ▪ an apple tree ▪ roast pork and apple sauce (=a thick sauce made from cooked apples)… …
27apple — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 the tree bearing this. Phrases and idioms: apple of one s eye a cherished person or thing. apple pie bed a bed made (as a joke) with the sheets folded short,… …
28apple — noun 1》 the rounded fruit of a tree of the rose family, with green or red skin and crisp flesh. 2》 the tree which bears apples. [Genus Malus: numerous cultivated forms.] 3》 used in names of similar unrelated fruits, e.g. custard apple. Phrases… …
291987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) — Infobox Album | Name = 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) Type = Album Artist = The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu Released = June 1987 Recorded = Genre = Electronica Length = 40:56 Label = The Sound Of Mu(sic) Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic… …
30rock the boat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble and risk losing or upsetting something; cause a disturbance that may spoil a plan. * /The other boys said that Henry was rocking the boat by wanting to let girls into their club./ * /Politicians don t like to …
