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idiomthrow/put a spanner in the works BrEBrEto do something that prevents an idea or process from succeeding as planned:I knew that Jim and I would stay together, in spite of Linda's efforts to put a spanner in the works.It was hoped that AZT would be the new miracle cure for AIDS, but an article in "Medicine Now" has thrown a spanner in the works by suggesting that the drug is not as effective as earlier tests seemed to show.AmE = throw a monkey wrench into sth
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