Question

Proverbial Expression Marin 1 to upset someone's apple cart a) to take the last chance one has of achieving success 2 to bell the cat (b) to lose one's good name and reputation 3. to play one's last card (c) to do a thing half-heartedly 4. to be between the devil and the deep to throw someone's plans into disorder 5. to eat out of someone's hand le to choose between two undesirable situations 6. to lose face 7 to play with fire 8. to play to the gallery to behave in an exaggerated way to attract people's attention (g) to achieve fame or distinction (h) to do the most dangerous part of a suggested scheme () to meddle with matters that may lead to serious trouble 9. to do something by halves 10. to make one's mark (1) to fall in meekly, with a person's wishes​

Answer 1

Answer:

ENTO Match the proverbial expressions to their meanings

Proverbial Expression

Meaning

1. to upset someone's apple cart

(a) to take the last chance one has of

achieving success

2.

to bell the cat

(b) to lose one's good name and reputation

3. to play one's last card

(c) to do a thing half-heartedly

4.

to be between the devil and the deep (d) to throw someone's plans into disorder

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5. to eat out of someone's hand

(e) to choose between two undesirable

situations (

5. to lose face

to play with fire

to play to the gallery

(f) to behave in an exaggerated way to

attract people's attention

(g) to achieve fame or distinction 10

(h) to do the most dangerous part of a

suggested scheme

(i) to meddle with matters that may lead

to serious trouble

to do something by halves

to make one's mark

(j) to fall in meekly, with a person's wishes

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Answer 2

Answer:

Let's look at the meaning of the given idiom:

Upset someone’s applecart- to cause trouble, especially by spoiling someone's plans

Example: 

She upset our applecart by canceling the plan at the eleventh hour.

 

    

Let's look at the origin of the idiom:

This great idiom originated as"upset the cart" and it has been in use since Roman times which has a similar meaning: "mess up the whole thing".