American Idioms and Expressions

Don't Upset The Applecart Idiom

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Don't upset the applecart
What does Don't upset the applecart mean?
If you are advised not to upset the applecart, you are being told not to disturb the way things are done because it might ruin things.

Some Random Idioms
On the hoof
What does "On the hoof" mean?
If you decide something on the hoof, you do it without planning, responding to events as they happen.
do (someone's) bidding
What does "do (someone's) bidding" mean?
to do what someone else wants The principal was able to get the head teacher to do his bidding with the other teachers.

guts
What does "guts" mean?
verve; courage. He's got guts, arguing with the judge in court.
pooped
What does "pooped" mean?
tired; fatigued; exhausted
rock
What does "rock" mean?
be exciting, stimulating, or successful
jazzed up
What does "jazzed up" mean?
excited; in a good frame of mind
pay (someone) a back-handed compliment
What does "pay (someone) a back-handed compliment" mean?
to give someone a false compliment that is actually an insult The man paid the host of the party a back-handed compliment.

shit-ass
What does "shit-ass" mean?
awful, repulsive person
get one's money's worth
What does "get one's money's worth" mean?
to get everything (or even a little more) that one has paid forWe got our money's worth when we were able to spend the day at the water park.

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