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to throw a spanner in the works
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to deliberately make it very difficult for someone to do what they are planned to
Dialect
British
British
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Example
The Council of Ministers, however, is still putting a spanner in the works.
We were ready to start the project when the bank threw a spanner in the works by denying the loan.
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