Usually means: Disrupt the established order significantly.
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  1. upset the applecart: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. upset the applecart: Collins English Dictionary
  3. upset the applecart: Wiktionary

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  1. upset the applecart: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (upset the applecart)

verb:  (idiomatic) To disorganize or spoil something, especially an established arrangement or plan.

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