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threw a monkey wrench in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works is the simple past of throw a monkey wrench in the works.

Meaning of throw a monkey wrench in the works

Verb

throw a monkey wrench in the works (third-person singular simple present throws a monkey wrench in the works, present participle throwing a monkey wrench in the works, simple past threw a monkey wrench in the works, past participle thrown a monkey wrench in the works)

  1. (US, idiomatic) Synonym of throw a spanner in the works.

Questions about threw a monkey wrench in the works

What is threw a monkey wrench in the works the simple past of?
Threw a monkey wrench in the works is the simple past of throw a monkey wrench in the works.

Words near threw a monkey wrench in the works in the dictionary

  1. threw
  2. threw a bone to
  3. threw a fit
  4. threw a kiss
  5. threw a mickey
  6. threw a monkey wrench in the works
  7. threw a monkey wrench into the works
  8. threw a sickie
  9. threw a spanner in the works
  10. threw a spanner into the works
  11. threw a sprat to catch a mackerel

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