Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw a spanner into the works

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
throw a s-pan-ner in-to the -works
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of throw a spanner in the works.

Inflected Forms

throws a spanner into the works (present, singular) throwing a spanner into the works (participle, present) threw a spanner into the works (past) thrown a spanner into the works (participle, past)

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What does throw a spanner into the works mean?
Alternative form of throw a spanner in the works.

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