Every situation is unique, but here are some scenarios where it may be a good idea to become emancipated from your parents: 1  You are legally married. 2  You are financially independent. 3  Your parents are abusive, neglectful, or otherwise harmful to you. 4  You have moral objections to your parentsâ living situation.
The expression upset the apple cart is very common in the UK. Basically it means overturning the status quo. In some ways Don't upset the apple-cart is a little (I stress a little) like Let sleeping dogs lie.
Posts: 16,363. The one I heard was that you press an iron nail into an apple and leave it for a couple of days then eat the apple, complete with the discoloured patch where the iron reacted with the apple. Though it wasn't understood at the time, it combatted anaemia.