throw a wrench in the gears (English, verb)
expansion: throw a wrench in the gears (third-person singular simple present throws a wrench in the gears, present participle throwing a wrench in the gears, simple past threw a wrench in the gears, past participle thrown a wrench in the gears)
Senses:
glosses: Synonym of throw a spanner in the works.
tags: US
idiomatic
Forms:
form: throws a wrench in the gears
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: throwing a wrench in the gears
tags: participle
present
form: threw a wrench in the gears
tags: past
form: thrown a wrench in the gears
tags: participle
past
form: throw a wrench into the works
tags: alternative