upset the applecart
upset one's applecart
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.
Разрушать планы или что-то уже сделанное, как правило неожиданно или случайно - "портить малину".
John upset the other team's applecart by hitting a home run in the last inning and we won the game.
We are planning a surprise party for Bill, so don't let Mary upset the applecart by telling him before the party.
Frank thinks he is going to be the boss, but I'll upset his applecart the first chance I get.
Everything was going well at the company picnic until our boss arrived and upset the applecart.
Все шло хорошо на пикнике компании, пока наш босс не пришел и не испортил малину.
use one's bean
use one's noodle
use one's noggin
use one's head
To use your brain or mind; think; have common sense. Often used as a command.
If you used your bean you wouldn't be in trouble now.
Never point a gun at anybody, John. Use your head!
vote one out
To terminate one's elected office by casting a negative vote about that person (judge, congressman, etc.), mostly so that someone else might occupy the same position.
Congressman Smith was voted out last November in favor of Congresswoman Bradley.
wait on hand and foot
wait on one's hand and foot
To serve in every possible way; do everything for (someone).
Делать всё возможное (для кого-либо);, служить верой и правдой.
Sally is spoiled because her mother waits on her hand and foot.
The gentlemen had a valet to wait on him hand and foot.
Moira is a spoiled child because her parents wait on her hand and foot.
Мойра испорченный ребенок, потому что ее родители делают все возможное для нее.
warm one's blood
To make you feel warm or excited.
When the Bakers came to visit on a cold night, Mr. Harmon offered them a drink to warm their blood.
wash one's hands of
To withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for.
We washed our hands of politics long ago.
The school washed its hands of the students' behavior during spring recess.
waste one's breath
waste breath
To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking.
Спорить или обсуждать безрезультатно; не добиться ничего с помощью разговора.
The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her.
I know what I want. You're wasting your breath.
Don’t waste your breath.
Не трать слова попусту.
Don’t argue with Frank any longer. You are wasting your breath trying to get him to agree with you.
I have already decided what I’m going to do. You can’t change my mind, so don't waste your breath.
watch one's dust
watch one's smoke
To notice your quick action; watch you do something quickly.
Offer Bill a dollar to shovel your sidewalk, and watch his smoke!
"We'll have your yard cleaned in a jiffy," the Boy Scouts told Mr. Truitt. "Watch our smoke!"
"I can go to the store and be back in five minutes," bragged Tom. "Just watch my dust."