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throw a wrench into the works

throw a wrench into the works is the alternative form of throw a wrench in the works.

Meaning of throw a wrench in the works

Verb

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

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

Forms of throw a wrench into the works

third-person singular presentthrows a wrench into the works
present participlethrowing a wrench into the works
pastthrew a wrench into the works
past participlethrown a wrench into the works

Questions about throw a wrench into the works

What is throw a wrench into the works the alternative form of?
Throw a wrench into the works is the alternative form of throw a wrench in the works.

Words near throw a wrench into the works in the dictionary

  1. throw a wet blanket on
  2. throw a wobbly
  3. throw a wrench in
  4. throw a wrench in the gears
  5. throw a wrench in the works
  6. throw a wrench into the works
  7. throw about
  8. throw an ant into a sty
  9. throw an eye
  10. throw aside
  11. throw away

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