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1 throw a monkey wrench in smth.
(throw a monkey wrench in (или into) smth. (первонач. throw a monkey wrench in или into the machinery или works))испортить всё дело; ≈ вставлять палки в колёса...and here stood "Wild Bill", ripping to shreds the reputation of the young plutocrat of the Empire Shops. ‘What's what you... are sweating for! That's why you'll got to be good, and not throw monkey wrenches in the machinery - so the seven broken-hearted chorus-girls can drown their sorrows in champagne!’ (U. Sinclair, ‘Jimmie Higgins’, ch. VI) — Но тут-то и выступил Неистовый Билл со своим обличением молодого плутократа, будущего хозяина завода "Эмпайр". "Вот ради чего вы... обливаетесь потом! Вот ради чего вы должны быть паиньками и вести себя тише воды, ниже травы. Ради того, чтобы семь безутешных хористок могли потопить свое горе в шампанском!"
‘I knew she'd come back with some monkey wrench to throw into the machinery.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Cause then she'd make out a new contract with you... and it would be her sale.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘Fools Die on Friday’, ch. 10) — - Я знал, что Этел вернется и под каким-нибудь предлогом попытается порвать с вами контракт. - Зачем? - Чтобы заключить новый... более для нее выгодный.
It's this continual necessity to run back and forth between Washington and the home district that throws a monkey wrench into the smooth functioning of the government. (E. Caldwell, ‘This Very Earth’, ch. VII) — Конгрессмену приходится непрерывно курсировать между Вашингтоном и своим избирательным округом, что мешает ему выполнять свои прямые обязанности.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > throw a monkey wrench in smth.
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2 throw a monke(-)wrench in (or into) the machinery
paзг.иcпopтить вcё дeлo; вcтaвлять пaлки в кoлёca'I knew she'd come back with some monkey wrench to throw into the machinery.' 'Why?' 'Cause [-because] then she'd make out a new contract with you... and it would be her sale' (E. S. Gardner)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > throw a monke(-)wrench in (or into) the machinery
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3 monkey wrench
nounRollgabelschlüssel, der (fachspr.); Universalschraubenschlüssel, der* * *ˈmon·key wrenchn esp AM Universal[schrauben]schlüssel m, verstellbarer Schraubenschlüssel, Rollgabelschlüssel m fachspr, Engländer m▶ to throw a \monkey wrench into sth etw störend beeinflussen [o sabotieren]* * *throw a monkey wrench into the machinery US umg Sand ins Getriebe streuen* * *nounRollgabelschlüssel, der (fachspr.); Universalschraubenschlüssel, der* * *n.Universalschraubenschlüssel m.
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throw\ a\ monkey\ wrench — • throw a monkey wrench • throw a wrench v. phr. informal To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules. The Michigan tacklers threw a… … Словарь американских идиом
throw a monkey wrench — or[throw a wrench] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. * /The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules./ * /The Michigan tacklers threw a wrench into… … Dictionary of American idioms
throw a monkey wrench — or[throw a wrench] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. * /The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules./ * /The Michigan tacklers threw a wrench into… … Dictionary of American idioms
throw\ a\ wrench — • throw a monkey wrench • throw a wrench v. phr. informal To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules. The Michigan tacklers threw a… … Словарь американских идиом
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