PUT A SPOKE IN HIS WHEEL

Meaning of PUT A SPOKE IN HIS WHEEL in English

caused him to fail, made his life difficult, tried to sabotage his success

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PUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPOKE — radion
English interlingue dictionary
SPOKE — see: speak II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spāca; akin to Old High German speihha ~, Middle Dutch …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHEEL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOKE — I. Etymology: Middle English spoken (past plural & past participle), alteration of speken (past plural & past participle), from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUT
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
HIS — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of hē he — more at he obsolete possessive of he I …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHEEL
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOKE — spoke 1 /spohk/ , v. 1. a pt. of speak . 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of speak . 3. Archaic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHEEL — I. ˈhwēl, ˈwēl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hwēol; akin to Old Norse hvēl …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPOKE — I. ˈspōk past & archaic past participle of speak II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spāca; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHEEL — vi to roll forward. 2. wheel ·noun the burden or refrain of a song. 3. wheel ·noun a turn revolution; …
Webster English vocab
SPOKE — imp. of speak. 2. spoke ·noun a rung, or round, of a ladder. 3. spoke ·- of speak. 4. spoke …
Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
SPOKE — [spoke] past & archaic past part of speak [2]spoke n [ME, fr. OE spaca; akin to MD spike spike--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPOKE — spoke BrE AmE spəʊk AmE spoʊk ▷ spokes spəʊks AmE spoʊks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHEEL — / wiːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ON / IN VEHICLES 1. [ C ] one of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOKE — / spəʊk; NAmE spoʊk/ noun one of the thin bars or long straight pieces of metal that connect the centre …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEEL — I. wheel 1 S2 W3 /wiːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hweogol , hweol ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPOKE — I. spoke 1 /spəʊk $ spoʊk/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ speak II. spoke 2 BrE AmE noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHEEL — n. & v. --n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPOKE — n. & v. --n. 1 each of the bars running from the hub to the rim of a wheel. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHEEL — n. & v. n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPOKE — n. & v. n. 1 each of the bars running from the hub to the rim of a wheel. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHEEL — n. & v. --n. 1. a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
Oxford English vocab
SPOKE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. each of the bars running from the hub to the rim of a wheel. …
Oxford English vocab
PUT
Oxford English vocab
WHEEL — ( wheels, wheeling, wheeled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The wheels …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOKE — ( spokes) 1. Spoke is the past tense of speak . 2. The spokes of a wheel are the bars …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOKE — (~s) 1. Spoke is the past tense of speak . 2. The ~s of a wheel are the bars that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHEEL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPOKE — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the spokes of a wheel (= the thin metal bars that connect the outer ring …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIS — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES betray his presence ▪ The slightest sound might betray his presence . craned his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHEEL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUT
Longman Activator English vocab
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPOKE — The portion of the hub and spoke distribution system that refers to transportation mode operators responsible for scheduled delivery to …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
WHEEL — 1. сущ. 1) а) колесо to align a wheel ≈ отцентровывать колесо to spin, turn a ≈ крутить колесо, вертеть …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPOKE — I 1. сущ. 1) спица (колеса) 2) ступенька, перекладина (приставной лестницы) ∙ 2. гл. снабжать спицами II прош. вр. от …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHEEL — wheel.ogg 1. wi:l n 1. колесо; колёсико front back wheel - переднее заднее колесо free wheel - свободное колесо ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPOKE — spoke.ogg _I 1. spəʋk n 1. спица ( колеса ) 2. ступенька, перекладина ( лестницы-стремянки ) 3. 1> рукоять ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUT
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
WHEEL — 1) колесо; колесико 2) диск; круг 3) барабан; ролик 4) зубчатое колесо, ЗК; шестерня 5) шлифовальный круг 6) возд. , …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WHEEL — 1) колесо; колесико 2) диск; круг 3) барабан; ролик 4) зубчатое колесо, ЗК; шестерня 5) шлифовальный круг 6) возд., мор. штурвал, мор. тж. штурвальное колесо 7) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WHEEL
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SPOKE — 1) перекладина 2) спица 3) спицевый • - spoke flywheel - spoke head - spoke wheel
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHEEL — wheel сущ.1) а) колесо to align a wheel — отцентровывать колесо to spin, turn a wheel— крутить колесо, вертеть колесо …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPOKE — I spoke сущ.1) а) спица (колеса) б) что-л., напоминающее спицу колеса 2) ступенька, перекладина (приставной лестницы) 3) а) рукоять корабельного …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PUT — I put гл.; прош. вр. - put, прич. прош. вр. - put1) а) класть, положить Put the book on the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHEEL — 1. wi:l n 1. колесо; колёсико front back wheel - переднее заднее колесо free wheel - свободное колесо ( велосипедный …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPOKE — _I 1. spəʋk n 1. спица ( колеса ) 2. ступенька, перекладина ( лестницы-стремянки ) 3. 1> рукоять ( руля …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PUT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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