throw a wrench in the works

/θroʊ ə rɛntʃ ɪn ðə wɜːrks/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. estropear los planes

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa throw a wrench in the works?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: His injury threw a ___ in the team's plans.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a throw a wrench in the works?

noun

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