upset the pot en · VERB
Meanings
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(slang) To beat the favourite in a race.
Your horse Prince Henry, the fellow that nearly upset the pot at Kempton, was well in the Lincoln Handicap.
1897, Nat Gould, Not So Bad After All, page 126:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upsetting the pot | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upset the pot | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upset the pot | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upsets the pot | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |