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| ⇒ throw a wrench in the works (into) | |||
| подпортить (into • Xi called Putin an "old friend" when they chatted in mid December, while the Russian leader hailed what he said was a "responsible joint approach to solving urgent global issues."
But kicking off an invasion of Ukraine in the middle of Xi's Olympic moment would throw a wrench into such warmth, and risk drawing China into the diplomatic fray. | |||
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| if someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem (REGIONAL NOTE: in BRIT, use "throw a spanner in the works" • They threw a giant monkey wrench into the process by raising all sorts of petty objections.) | |||
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throw a wrench : 41 צירופים, 4 נושאים |
| אידיומטי | 11 |
| אמריקאי שימוש, לא איות | 3 |
| כללי | 26 |
| מקרוב | 1 |