单词 | throw a monkey wrench into |
释义 | throw a monkey wrench intoSEE SYNONYMS FOR throw a monkey wrench into ON THESAURUS.COM Sabotage or frustrate a project or plans, as in The boss threw a monkey wrench into our plans when he said we'd have to work Saturday. This transfer of industrial sabotage—that is, throwing a tool inside machinery—to other subjects dates from the early 1900s. Words nearby throw a monkey wrench intothrove, throw, throw about, throw a curve, throw a fit, throw a monkey wrench into, throw a party, throw a punch, throwaway, throwback, throw caution to the winds The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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