THROW A SPANNER INTO THE PLANS

Meaning of THROW A SPANNER INTO THE PLANS in English

spoil a plan, sabotage a plan

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
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
PLANS — plural of plan present third singular of plan
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
Webster's Revised Unabridged 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
INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPANNER — n. spanner wrench, hand tool with a curved head used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (British)
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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
INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
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
INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
Webster 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
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
INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
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
INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 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
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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
INTO — prep. 1. expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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
INTO — Pronounced /ɪntu:/ or /ɪntu:/, particularly before pronouns and for meaning 14. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
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
INTO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPANNER — UK and ANZ, US wrench [noun] [C] - a metal tool with a shaped end, used to turn nuts and …
Cambridge English vocab
PLANS — [plural] [noun]Plans are the drawings from which something is made or built.The architect showed us the house plans that she …
Cambridge English vocab
THROW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
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
PLANS — Programming Language for Allocation and Network Scheduling. A PL/I preprocessor, used for developing scheduling algorithms. "A User's Guide to the …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
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
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
PLANS — Схемы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INTO — предл. 1) указывает на движение или направление внутрь, в сферу или область чего-л. в(о), на to come into the garden …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLANS — Планы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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
INTO — into.ogg ʹıntu:,ʹıntə prep 1. указывает на движение или направление внутрь чего-л. в come into the house - пойдём в дом …
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
SPANNER — гаечный ключ - across flat spanner - adjustable spanner - bent spanner - box spanner - double-ended spanner - fish-bolt spanner - hexagon spanner - hook-type spanner - pipe …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
THROW — 1) бросание 2) бросать 3) бросить 4) бросок 5) машиностр. бросок стрелки 6) выбрасывать 7) докидывать 8) запускать 9) зашвыривать 10) колено 11) метание 12) метанный 13) метать 14) накидной 15) наметывать 16) нашвыривать 17) откидывать 18) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
INTO — , into предл.1) в(о), на (указывает на движение или направление внутрь, в сферу или область чего-л.) to come into the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLANS — (n) планы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
THROW — 1. θrəʋ n 1. бросание; бросок at a single throw - одним ударом; сразу to have a throw at smth. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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