throw a spanner in the works; put grit in the bearings (Anglophile); throw a monkey-wrench in the machinery (Anglophile); throw grit in the bearings (Anglophile); throw a little grit in the bearings (Anglophile); put a little grit in the bearings (Anglophile); throw a spanner into the machinery (e.g. Ireland has thrown a spanner deep into the EU's machinery ybelov); put a spanner in the works (Lyuba Prikhodko); put the spanner in the works (bigmaxus); put a spoke in wheel; throw a wrench in the works (Taras); throw a monkey wrench into the works; put a spoke in someone's wheel (with dat.); throw a monkey wrench in the works (Taras)

идиом.

poke sticks into spokes (Vadim Rouminsky); put a spoke in the wheel (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)

Макаров.

put a spoke in someone's wheel; put grit in the machine; throw a spanner into the works

посл.

put a spoke in someone's wheel

посл., неодобр.

put a spoke in wheel (кому)

сл.

dutch

вставлять палки в колёса

общ.

put grit in the machine; grit; throw obstacles in one's path (ART Vancouver)

Игорь Миг

hinder

идиом.

stick a wrench in the works (Американский вариант выражения to throw a spanner in the works. MikeMirgorodskiy); throw a monkey wrench into something; put a spoke in one's wheel; put spokes in one's wheel; road-block (Fox News, USA Alex_Odeychuk)

Макаров.

gum up the works; throw a wrench in the works

перен.

ram a stick in the spokes (Whenever I read BC news any more I imagine someone riding a bike and ramming a stick in their own spokes and flying over the handle bars onto their own face. (nationalpost.com) ART Vancouver)

посл.

put a spoke in someone's wheel; queer somebody's pitch

сл.

jack someone around (Баян)

вставлять кому-либо палки в колеса

общ.

put a spoke in someone's wheel

Макаров.

put a spoke someone's wheel

вставлять кому-либо палки в колёса

Макаров.

be in the to get in someone's road