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1 throw a monkey-wrench into the works
Общая лексика: ставить палки в колеса, срывать (план, замысел и т. п.), срывать (план, замысел и т.п.), умышленно вредить (чему-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > throw a monkey-wrench into the works
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2 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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3 monkey-wrench
[ʹmʌŋkırentʃ] n тех.разводной гаечный ключ♢
to throw a monkey-wrench into the works - умышленно вредить (чему-л.); срывать (план, замысел и т. п.); ≅ ставить палки в колёса -
4 monkey-wrench
ˈmʌŋkɪrentʃ сущ.
1) тех. разводной гаечный ключ
2) помеха, препятствие to throw a monkey-wrench into smth. ≈ мешать;
вставлять палки в колеса Syn: obstacle, hindrance ( техническое) разводной гаечный ключ > to throw a * into the works умышленно вредить( чему-л.) ;
срывать (план, замысел и т. п.) ;
ставить палки в колесаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > monkey-wrench
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5 monkeywrench
monkey-wrench
1> _тех. разводной гаечный ключ
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to throw a monkey-wrench into the works умышленно вредить
(чему-л.); срывать (план, замысел и т. п.); ставить палки
в колеса
См. также в других словарях:
throw a wrench into the works — see ↑wrench, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑work throw a wrench into the works US informal : to damage or change (something) in a way that ruins it or prevents it from working properly We were going to renew our lease, but the landlord threw a wrench into… … Useful english dictionary
throw a monkey wrench into the works — (USA) If you throw a monkey wrench into the works, you ensure that something fails … The small dictionary of idiomes
throw a monkey wrench into the works — wreck a project, monkeywrenching, piss in the pickles The report that coffee causes cancer threw a monkey wrench into our plans to import coffee … English idioms
a monkey wrench in the works — (or schedule, plan, etc.) a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan even he couldn t throw a monkey wrench into the works | a cancellation can throw a real monkey wrench into the schedule … Useful english dictionary
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
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
A Spaniard in the Works — Infobox Book name = A Spaniard in the Works title orig = translator = image caption = author = John Lennon illustrator = cover artist = country = language =English, Swedish series = subject = genre = publisher = pub date = 1965 english pub date … Wikipedia
throw — [[t]θro͟ʊ[/t]] ♦♦ throws, throwing, threw, thrown 1) VERB When you throw an object that you are holding, you move your hand or arm quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air. [V n prep/adv] He spent hours throwing a tennis … English dictionary
wrench — [[t]re̱ntʃ[/t]] wrenches, wrenching, wrenched 1) VERB If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it. [V n prep] He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand...… … English dictionary
