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put a spoke in the wheel stresses
gen.	мешать кому-л. в (чём-л.); препятствовать кому-л. в (чём-л.)
idiom.	мешать (To disrupt, foil, or cause problems to one's plan, activity, or project.: I had everything in line for the party, but having the caterer cancel on me at the last minute really put a spoke in my wheel. КГА); вставлять палки в колеса (To disrupt, foil, or cause problems to one's plan, activity, or project.: I had everything in line for the party, but having the caterer cancel on me at the last minute really put a spoke in my wheel. КГА)