We were going to renew our lease, but the landlord threw a wrench into the works [=(Brit) threw a spanner into the works] by increasing the rent.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
throw a monkey wrench into the works — (USA) If you throw a monkey wrench into the works, you ensure that something fails … The small dictionary of idiomes
throw a monkey wrench into the works — wreck a project, monkeywrenching, piss in the pickles The report that coffee causes cancer threw a monkey wrench into our plans to import coffee … English idioms
a monkey wrench in the works — (or schedule, plan, etc.) a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan even he couldn t throw a monkey wrench into the works | a cancellation can throw a real monkey wrench into the schedule … Useful english dictionary
throw\ a\ wrench — • throw a monkey wrench • throw a wrench v. phr. informal To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules. The Michigan tacklers threw a… … Словарь американских идиом
throw\ a\ monkey\ wrench — • throw a monkey wrench • throw a wrench v. phr. informal To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules. The Michigan tacklers threw a… … Словарь американских идиом
throw a monkey wrench — or[throw a wrench] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. * /The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules./ * /The Michigan tacklers threw a wrench into… … Dictionary of American idioms
throw a monkey wrench — or[throw a wrench] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. * /The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules./ * /The Michigan tacklers threw a wrench into… … Dictionary of American idioms
A Spaniard in the Works — Infobox Book name = A Spaniard in the Works title orig = translator = image caption = author = John Lennon illustrator = cover artist = country = language =English, Swedish series = subject = genre = publisher = pub date = 1965 english pub date … Wikipedia
throw — [[t]θro͟ʊ[/t]] ♦♦ throws, throwing, threw, thrown 1) VERB When you throw an object that you are holding, you move your hand or arm quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air. [V n prep/adv] He spent hours throwing a tennis … English dictionary
wrench — [[t]re̱ntʃ[/t]] wrenches, wrenching, wrenched 1) VERB If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it. [V n prep] He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand...… … English dictionary
