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throw a monkey wrench in the works
Fig. to cause problems for someone's plans. I don't want to throw a monkey wrench in the works, but have you checked your plans with a lawyer? When John suddenly refused to help us, he really threw a monkey wrench in the works. wrench something from someone to grab or twist something out of someone's grasp. The policeman wrenched the gun from Lefty's hand and called for his partner. Max wrenched the wallet from Jed's hand and fled with it. wrench something off (of) someone or something and wrench something off to yank or twist something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) He wrenched the shoes off the sleeping man and ran away. He wrenched off the catsup bottle cap. wrench something out of something to yank or twist something out of something. The policeman wrenched the gun out of Lefty's hand and told Lefty to put his hands up. Tom wrenched the bone out of the dog's mouth and threw it away. See also: out put/throw a spanner in the works (British & Australian) also put/throw a (monkey) wrench in the works (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that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding We were hoping to get the project started in June but the funding was withdrawn so that rather threw a spanner in the works. The sudden withdrawal of the guest speaker really threw a monkey wrench in the works. throw a monkey wrench into something to cause something to fail We keep trying to get together, but her crazy schedule keeps throwing a monkey wrench into our plans. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The counter tenor Daniel Auchincloss's wrenchingly protracted song of the burning swan was well executed, while soprano Ailish Tynan, standing in at short notice, was excellent save for her final solo - Dulcisiime - which sounded messy and inaccurate. Immigration reform is complex and wrenchingly difficult. ``Shooting Sizemore'' is, like its spiritual predecessor ``Breaking Bonaduce,'' TV for the sole purpose of seeking out a train wreck, with a willing conspirator aching to empty the contents of his battered heart as wrenchingly as any teenage girl with a diary. |
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