throw a wrench in (English, verb)
expansion: throw a wrench in (third-person singular simple present throws a wrench in, present participle throwing a wrench in, simple past threw a wrench in, past participle thrown a wrench in)
Senses:
glosses: To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle in; to complicate.
tags: US
idiomatic
Forms:
form: throws a wrench in
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: throwing a wrench in
tags: participle
present
form: threw a wrench in
tags: past
form: thrown a wrench in
tags: participle
past