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• put a spanner in the works — put/throw a spanner in the works British & Australian, American to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding. We were hoping to get the project started in June but the funding was withdrawn so that rather threw a spanner in… …   New idioms dictionary

• put a spanner in the works — throw/put/a spanner in the works british informal phrase to do something that suddenly stops a process or plan Her criticisms really threw a spanner in the works. Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or developingsynonym to kill a person… …   Useful english dictionary

• throw a spanner in the works — put/throw a spanner in the works British & Australian, American to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding. We were hoping to get the project started in June but the funding was withdrawn so that rather threw a spanner in… …   New idioms dictionary

• throw a spanner in the works — To cause confusion or difficulty, upset plans • • • Main Entry: ↑spanner * * * throw/put/a spanner in the works british informal phrase to do something that suddenly stops a process or plan Her criticisms really thre …   Useful english dictionary

• spanner — noun (C) 1 BrE a metal tool that fits over a nut (nut1 (2)) and is used for turning it to make it tight or to undo it; wrench 2 (3) AmE see also: ring spanner 2 put/throw a spanner in the works BrE informal to unexpectedly do something that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spanner — UK [ˈspænə(r)] / US [ˈspænər] noun [countable] Word forms spanner : singular spanner plural spanners British a metal tool that you use for turning small pieces of metal called nuts to make them tighter • throw/put a spanner in the works British… …   English dictionary

• spanner — span|ner [ˈspænə US ər] n BrE [Date: 1600 1700; : Germa] 1.) a metal tool that fits over a ↑nut, used for turning the nut to make it tight or to undo it American Equivalent: wrench 2.) put/throw a spanner in the works informal to unexpectedly do… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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