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monkey wrenches in the works

monkey wrenches in the works is the plural of monkey wrench in the works.

Meaning of monkey wrench 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...

Questions about monkey wrenches in the works

What is monkey wrenches in the works the plural of?
Monkey wrenches in the works is the plural of monkey wrench in the works.

Words near monkey wrenches in the works in the dictionary

  1. monkey wrench
  2. monkey wrench in the works
  3. monkey wrencher
  4. monkey wrenchers
  5. monkey wrenches
  6. monkey wrenches in the works
  7. monkey wrenching
  8. monkey's allowance
  9. monkey's bread
  10. monkey's breads
  11. monkey's dinner bell

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