throw a spanner into the works

Part of speech: 2v.

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Part of speech: 2v.

从中捣乱

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This is a English–Chinese dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

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throw a net throw a net throw a party throw a party throw a race throw a race throw a scare into sb.throw a scare into sb.throw a sop to Cerberus throw a sop to Cerberus throw a spanner in the works

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