throw/hurl/toss a monkey wrench into
- throw/hurl/toss a monkey wrench into
throw/hurl/toss a monkey wrench into
US informal : to damage or change (
something) in a way that ruins it or prevents it from working properly
The storm threw a monkey wrench into their plans for a picnic. [=the storm ruined their plans for a picnic]
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monkey wrench — noun adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw • Syn: ↑monkey wrench • Hypernyms: ↑adjustable wrench, ↑adjustable spanner * * * noun, pl ⋯ wrenches [count] : a wrench that can be adjusted to grip or turn things of different… … Useful english dictionary
throw — [thrō] vt. threw, thrown, throwing [ME throwen, to twist, wring, hurl < OE thrawan, to throw, twist, akin to Ger drehen, to twist, turn < IE base * ter , to rub, rub with turning motion, bore > THRASH, THREAD, Gr teirein, L terere, to… … English World dictionary
