Throw-a-spanner-in-the-works Definition
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(idiomatic, UK) To be a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.
Half way through the production of Macbeth, the director found that the stage was smaller than he expected. This really threw a spanner in the works.
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