See throw a wrench in on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2020 December 28, Zach Montellaro, “Georgia election admins battle Covid and conspiracies ahead of Senate runoffs”, in Politico:",
"text": "The pandemic is also weighing on preparations, with election administrations hyperaware that Covid cases could throw a wrench in their plans at the last minute.",
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"To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle in; to complicate."
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"(idiomatic, US) To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle in; to complicate."
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