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Meaning of upset the pot | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To beat the favourite in a race.

slang

Examples

“Your horse Prince Henry, the fellow that nearly upset⟳ the pot at Kempton, was well in the Lincoln Handicap.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

upsets upsets the applecart upsets the pot upsetted upsettest upsetteth

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