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1 put a spoke in someone's wheel
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2 put a spoke in smb.'s wheel
( или in the wheel of smb. или smth.)вcтaвлять пaлки в кoлёca кoму-л.; пpeпятcтвoвaть чeму-л. It is well known that to praise someone whose rivalry you do not dread is often a very good way of putting a spoke in the wheel of someone whose rivalry you do (W. S. Maugham). He ought perhaps to have put a spoke in the wheel of their marriage; they were too young (J. Galsworthy)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > put a spoke in smb.'s wheel
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3 put a spoke in somebody's wheel
вставлять палки в колесаThe government grant for our research project should be approved within the month, unless anyone puts a spoke in our wheel.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > put a spoke in somebody's wheel
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4 put a spoke ill someone's wheel
Пословица: вставлять палки в колёсаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put a spoke ill someone's wheel
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5 put a spoke in (smb.'s) wheel
Макаров: вставлять палки в колесаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put a spoke in (smb.'s) wheel
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6 put a spoke in one's wheel
Общая лексика: вставлять кому-нибудь палки в колёсаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put a spoke in one's wheel
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7 put a spoke in somebody's wheel
1) Общая лексика: ставить кому-либо палки в колёса2) Пословица: вставлять палки в колесаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put a spoke in somebody's wheel
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8 put a spoke in smb.'s wheel
engel olmak, işine çomak sokmak, taş koymak -
9 put a spoke in smb.'s wheel
engel olmak, işine çomak sokmak, taş koymak -
10 put a spoke in someone's wheel
Новый англо-русский словарь > put a spoke in someone's wheel
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11 put a spoke in someone's wheel
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > put a spoke in someone's wheel
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12 put a spoke in someone's wheel
English-Russian Idioms illustrated collection > put a spoke in someone's wheel
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13 put a spoke in smb's wheel
сова́ть па́лки в колёсаThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > put a spoke in smb's wheel
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14 put a spoke in sb's wheel
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15 to put a spoke in somebody's wheel
poner trabas a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to put a spoke in somebody's wheel
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16 To put a spoke in somebody's wheel.
<03> Ср. Вставлять палки в колеса.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > To put a spoke in somebody's wheel.
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17 to put a spoke in somebody's wheel
посл.ср. Вставлять палки в колеса.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > to put a spoke in somebody's wheel
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18 to put a spoke in sb's wheel
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19 to put a spoke in somebody's wheel
bāzt spieķus riteņos; mest kādam sprunguļus riteņosEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to put a spoke in somebody's wheel
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20 to put a spoke in one’s wheel
English-Macedonian dictionary > to put a spoke in one’s wheel
См. также в других словарях:
put a spoke in someone's wheel — To thwart or hinder someone • • • Main Entry: ↑spoke put a spoke in someone s wheel see under ↑spoke2 • • • Main Entry: ↑wheel … Useful english dictionary
put a spoke in someone's wheel — put a spoke in (someone s) wheel British & Australian to spoil someone else s plans and stop them from doing something. Tell him you re using the car that weekend that should put a spoke in his wheel … New idioms dictionary
put a spoke in someone's wheel — ► put a spoke in someone s wheel Brit. prevent someone from carrying out a plan. Main Entry: ↑spoke … English terms dictionary
put a spoke in somebody's wheel — put a ˈspoke in sb s wheel f7 idiom (BrE) to prevent sb from putting their plans into operation Main entry: ↑spokeidiom … Useful english dictionary
To put a spoke in one's wheel — Spoke Spoke, n. [OE. spoke, spake, AS. sp[=a]ca; akin to D. speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G. speiche. [root]170. Cf. {Spike} a nail.] 1. The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put a spoke in someone's wheel — Brit. prevent someone from carrying out a plan. → spoke … English new terms dictionary
put a spoke in wheel — put a spoke in (someone s) wheel British & Australian to spoil someone else s plans and stop them from doing something. Tell him you re using the car that weekend that should put a spoke in his wheel … New idioms dictionary
spoke — [1] ► NOUN 1) each of the bars or wire rods connecting the centre of a wheel to its rim. 2) each of a set of radial handles projecting from a ship s wheel. 3) each of the metal rods in an umbrella to which the material is attached. ● put a spoke… … English terms dictionary
Spoke — Spoke, n. [OE. spoke, spake, AS. sp[=a]ca; akin to D. speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G. speiche. [root]170. Cf. {Spike} a nail.] 1. The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wheel — 1 /wi:l/ noun (C) 1 ON A VEHICLE (C) one of the round things under a car, bus, bicycle etc that turn when it moves 2 IN A MACHINE (C) a flat round part in a machine that turns round when the machine operates: a gear wheel 3 FOR CONTROLLING A… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spoke — 1 the past tense of speak 2 noun (C) 1 one of the thin metal bars which connect the outer ring of a wheel to the centre, especially on a bicycle 2 put a spoke in sb s wheel to prevent someone from doing something they have planned: I feel like… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English