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)

俚语

dutch

惯用语

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)

谚语

put a spoke in someone's wheel

谚语, 不赞成

put a spoke in wheel (кому)

马卡罗夫

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

вставлять палки в колёса

Игорь Миг

hinder

一般

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

俚语

jack someone around (Баян)

具象的

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)

惯用语

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)

谚语

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

马卡罗夫

gum up the works; throw a wrench in the works

вставлять кому-либо палки в колеса

一般

put a spoke in someone's wheel

вставлять кому-либо палки в колёса

Gruzovik, 非正式的

put a spoke in someone's wheel