Definition of throw a spanner into the works

throw a spanner into the works

verb

• to introduce a complication.

  Last edited on Mar 15 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 15 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'into':
barge into	Definitions include: to enter suddenly and uninvitedly.
beat into a pulp	Definitions include: to physically beat someone causing extensive injury.
bump into	Definitions include: to see someone, in an unplanned way.
come into (one's) own	Definitions include: to reach a point in one's development where one's comfortable with one's self.
cut into	Definitions include: a phrase used to describe a person setting another person straight.
get into	Definitions include: to do.
get into (one's) pants	Definitions include: to have sex with someone.
get stuck into	Definitions include: to consume.
into	Definitions include: interested in.
jump into bed with	Definitions include: to work closely with someone.
lace into	Definitions include: to verbally attack.
lay into	Definitions include: to eat voraciously.
look like (one) bit into a sh*tburger	Definitions include: angry, looks bad, pissed, annoyed, unusual looking.
plugged into	Definitions include: connected to a social scene, source of knowledge, etc.
pour into	Definitions include: of a drunk person, to put.
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Other terms relating to 'span':
spannered	Definitions include: drunk; "hammered".
wank spanner	Definitions include: a hand.
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'throw':
like throwing a hotdog down a hallway	Definitions include: sex with a person with a loose-fitting vagina.
throw	Definitions include: to intentionally lose a competition, usually for money.
throw a bone	Definitions include: to help a person in a small way.
throw a curveball	Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected.
throw against a wall and see if it sticks	Definitions include: to present an idea and test the reaction.
throw a hissy fit	Definitions include: to throw a tantrum.
throw a hotdog down a hallway	Definitions include: to fuck a woman with a loose vagina.
throw a whiz	Definitions include: to urinate.
throw a wrench into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw bows	Definitions include: to "throw elbows", i.e. to fight.
throw dogs	Definitions include: to get in to a fight.
throw down	Definitions include: to fight.
throwed	Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted.
throwed off	Definitions include: insane, eccentric, strange; "weird".
throw for a six	Definitions include: to be confusing to one.
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Other terms relating to 'work':
b*tch work	Definitions include: menial work.
busy work	Definitions include: work (in a professional or educational setting) that is designed to keep a person busy, but to not permit that person to accomplish anything of note.
do work	Definitions include: to take a dump.
GBTW	Definitions include: acronym for "get back to work".
government work	Definitions include: unofficial task done in the workplace.
line of work	Definitions include: profession.
NSFW	Definitions include: acronym for "not safe for work".
NWS	Definitions include: acronym for "not work safe".
piece of work	Definitions include: a difficult person.
SFW	Definitions include: acronym for "safe for work."
throw a wrench into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
tight work	Definitions include: means something is hella good.
WFH	Definitions include: acronym for "work from home" or "working from home".
WFM	Definitions include: acronym for "works for me".
WIP	Definitions include: acronym for "Work In progress."
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