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How to pronounce “throw a spanner in the works”
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- (idiomatic, UK) To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.
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Meaning
- [Verb]
- (idiomatic, UK) To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.
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