PUT A SPOKE IN SOMEONE'S WHEEL

Meaning of PUT A SPOKE IN SOMEONE'S WHEEL in English

Brit.

prevent someone from carrying out a plan.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PUT A SPOKE IN SOMEONE'S WHEEL — ставить палки в колеса
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PUT A SPOKE IN SOMEONE'S WHEEL — ставить палки в колеса
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPOKE — radion
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
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
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
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
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
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
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
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
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
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
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford 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
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
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
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
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
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
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
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
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
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
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
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
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
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
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
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
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
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
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
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
WHEEL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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