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to throw a (monkey) wrench into the works
to throw a (monkey) wrench into the works
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to slow down a plan or activity or prevent it from going on
Dialect
American
American
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Idiom
Informal
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The funding for the project was withdrawn so that really threw a wrench into the works.
