(THROW) A SPANNER IN THE WORKS

Meaning of (THROW) A SPANNER IN THE WORKS in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE (throw) a (ˈmonkey) ˈwrench in the works )

(to cause) a delay or problem with sth that sb is planning or doing

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS — stop the gears, cause activity to stop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS — see spanner
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS — see spanner
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS — See ↑ SPOIL 2
Longman Activator English vocab
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS — expr infml esp BrE Why does he have to throw a spanner in the works every time? — Почему он всякий …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS — expr infml esp BrE Why does he have to throw a spanner in the works every time? — Почему он …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS — spanner in the works, throw a expr infml esp BrE Why does he have to throw a spanner in the …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS — Why does he have to throw a spanner in the works every time? — Почему он всякий раз нам все …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WORKS — mecanisme; (factory) usina, fabrica
English interlingue dictionary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORKS — ( plural of work present third singular of work )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPANNER — ˈspanə(r), -paan- noun ( -s ) Etymology: from obsolete English, instrument for winding the spring of a wheel lock, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROW
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPANNER — /span"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that spans. 2. Also called spanner wrench . a wrench having a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORKS — n. factory, mill, plant; workshop; mechanism, working parts; action, movement; fortification; artistic creations; abuse, beating
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPANNER — n. spanner wrench, hand tool with a curved head used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (British)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; thrown ˈthrōn ; throw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPANNER — noun Etymology: German, instrument for winding springs, from spannen to stretch; akin to Middle Dutch spannen to stretch — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROW — noun a stroke; a blow. 2. throw ·noun an effort; a violent sally. 3. throw ·noun a turner's lathe; a …
Webster English vocab
SPANNER — noun one who, or that which, spans. 2. spanner ·noun the lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee …
Webster English vocab
WORKS — ~ Military a defensive structure. → work ———————— ~ Theology good or moral deeds. → work ———————— ~ chiefly Brit. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THROW — [throw] vb threw ; thrown ; throw.ing [ME thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, fr. OE thrawan to cause …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPANNER — spanner BrE AmE ˈspæn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ spanner|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORKS — noun ➡ work
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — / θrəʊ; NAmE θroʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( threw / θruː; NAmE /, thrown / θrəʊn; NAmE θroʊn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPANNER — / ˈspænə(r); NAmE / ( BrE ) (also wrench NAmE , BrE ) noun a metal tool with a specially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — I. throw 1 S1 W1 /θrəʊ $ θroʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense threw /θruː/, past participle thrown /θrəʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPANNER — span ‧ ner /ˈspænə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: German ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPANNER
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THROW — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPANNER
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1. propel with some force through the air or in a …
Oxford English vocab
SPANNER
Oxford English vocab
THROW — ( throws, throwing, threw, thrown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPANNER — ( spanners) 1. A spanner is a metal tool whose end fits round a nut so that you can turn …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court dismisses/throws out sth (= refuses to allow or consider something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPANNER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE adjustable ▪ You will need adjustable spanners , open-ended spanners and gripping wrenches. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORKS — [noun] [C + singular or plural verb] [plural:] worksA works is an industrial building, esp. one where a lot of …
Cambridge English vocab
SPANNER — UK and ANZ, US wrench [noun] [C] - a metal tool with a shaped end, used to turn nuts and …
Cambridge English vocab
WORKS
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORKS — Noun. The equipment necessary for an addict to inject drugs.
Slang English vocab
SPANNER — Idiot, mainly heard in London, but also in other parts of Britain. Example: He's a right spanner, that bloke.
Slang English vocab
THROW — n. throw away throw back throw down throw in throw off throw out throw over throw up throwing away
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WORKS — • ↑ the works • ↑ throw a spanner in the works
Longman Activator English vocab
THROW — INDEX: to throw something through the air 1. to throw something 2. to throw a ball in a game 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
SPANNER — • ↑ throw a spanner in the works
Longman Activator English vocab
THROW — n. 25B6; verb she threw the ball back : HURL, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, catapult, project, propel; bowl; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORKS
Dirty English-Russian vocab
WORKS — n. construction projects 1) public ~ preparation ( colloq. ) 2) in the ~ operations 3) to gum up, mess …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WORKS — n. pl. 1 plant, factory, workshop, shop, mill We were taken on a tour of the works to see how …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THROW — v. 1 toss, cast, hurl, fling, sling, pitch, dash, propel, project, shy, bowl, send, launch, Colloq chuck He threw the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPANNER — Although a British term for a wrench, it is also used for many bicycle tools in the U.S.A. and Canada. …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
WORKS — сущ. завод, фабрика Syn : factory, mill pl работающие части механизма - the * of a clock часовой механизм машина …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THROW — 1. сущ. 1) а) бросание, бросок б) спорт бросок (прием в различных видах борьбы) в) дальность броска; расстояние, на которое …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPANNER — сущ. гаечный ключ гаечный ключ (американизм) вилочный ключ (строительство) связь > to throw a * in the works вставлять палки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORKS — Завод
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WORKS — works.ogg _I wɜ:ks n pl 1. 1> работающие части механизма the works of a clock - часовой механизм 2> шутл. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THROW — throw.ogg 1. θrəʋ n 1. бросание; бросок at a single throw - одним ударом; сразу to have a throw at …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPANNER — n 1. 1> гаечный ключ 2> амер. вилочный ключ 2. стр. связь to throw a spanner in the works - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPANNER — гаечный ключ - across flat spanner - adjustable spanner - bent spanner - box spanner - double-ended spanner - fish-bolt …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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