"throw a wrench into the works" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: throws a wrench into the works [present, singular, third-person], throwing a wrench into the works [participle, present], threw a wrench into the works [past], thrown a wrench into the works [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> a wrench into the works}} throw a wrench into the works (third-person singular simple present throws a wrench into the works, present participle throwing a wrench into the works, simple past threw a wrench into the works, past participle thrown a wrench into the works)
  1. Alternative form of throw a wrench in the works. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: throw a wrench in the works
    Sense id: en-throw_a_wrench_into_the_works-en-verb-kCg7e3q6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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