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单词 put/throw a spanner in the works
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put/throw a spanner in the works

idiomUK(USthrow a (monkey) wrench in the works)
to do something thatpreventsaplanoractivityfromsucceeding:
从中捣乱；破坏计划
Thefundingfor theprojectwaswithdrawnso that reallythrewaspannerin theworks.项目的资金被撤回，这真的打乱了计划。
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  • hang
  • havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
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  • prevention is better than cureidiom
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(Definition ofput/throw a spanner in the worksfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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