"een spaak in het wiel steken" meaning in Dutch

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Verb

IPA: /ən ˈspaːk ɪn ɦɛt ˌʋil ˌsteː.kə(n)/, /ən ˈspaːk ɪn (ɦ)ət ˌʋil ˌsteː.kə(n)/ Audio: Nl-een spaak in het wiel steken.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “to stick a spoke/boom in the wheel”. Head templates: {{nl-verb}} een spaak in het wiel steken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|steken}}
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to throw a spanner in the works, to throw a wrench into the works Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-een_spaak_in_het_wiel_steken-nl-verb-AuHcICqH Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

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      "ipa": "/ən ˈspaːk ɪn ɦɛt ˌʋil ˌsteː.kə(n)/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ən ˈspaːk ɪn (ɦ)ət ˌʋil ˌsteː.kə(n)/"
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