gum up the works (English, verb)
expansion: gum up the works (third-person singular simple present gums up the works, present participle gumming up the works, simple past and past participle gummed up the works)
Senses:
glosses: Synonym of throw a spanner in the works.
tags: informal
Forms:
form: gums up the works
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: gumming up the works
tags: participle
present
form: gummed up the works
tags: participle
past
form: gummed up the works
tags: past