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spanner in the works in British English spanner (sense 2) See full dictionary entry for worksExamples of 'spanner in the works' in a sentencespanner in the works Charles, I'm sure you're mistaken - I'm sure everything was set up for a big denouement, but Lyle's death threw a spanner in the works.Anything could happen to throw a spanner in the works.Here's hoping he doesn't put a spanner in the works.This time, however, there's a spanner in the works.But there's a spanner in the works - the drain works, to be precise.But there's a spanner in the works.However, the arrival of an old diva puts a spanner in the works.This throws a real spanner in the works.That throws a spanner in the works of graduate training programmes run by multinationals.But there is a spanner in the works now. |