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monkey wrench in the works

monkey wrench in the works noun: synonym of spanner in the works.

Noun

monkey wrench in the works (plural monkey wrenches in the works)

  1. Synonym of spanner in the works.
    • Now I understand the French have reneged on their former agreement and there is considerable throwing of monkey wrenches in the works, and the situation has bogged down completely.1951, United States, Congress, House, Committee on Foreign Affairs, The Mutual Security Program, Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress...

Synonyms of monkey wrench in the works

Forms of monkey wrench in the works

pluralmonkey wrenches in the works

Questions about monkey wrench in the works

What does monkey wrench in the works mean?
Monkey wrench in the works means synonym of spanner in the works.
What part of speech is monkey wrench in the works?
Monkey wrench in the works is a noun.
What is the plural of monkey wrench in the works?
The plural of monkey wrench in the works is monkey wrenches in the works.

Words near monkey wrench in the works in the dictionary

  1. monkey walks
  2. Monkey Ward's
  3. monkey wheel
  4. monkey wheels
  5. monkey wrench
  6. monkey wrench in the works
  7. monkey wrencher
  8. monkey wrenchers
  9. monkey wrenches
  10. monkey wrenches in the works
  11. monkey wrenching

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