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throw a wrench into the works

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
throw a wrench in-to the -works
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of throw a wrench in the works.

Inflected Forms

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

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

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