Thursday 27 June 2013

Phrase of the Day 191: 'put a spanner in the works'

"to put/throw a spanner in the works"


definition:  to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding, to deliberately cause mayhem.

example: "We were hoping to get the project started in June but the funding was withdrawn so that rather threw a spanner in the works"

1 comment:

Gary sobers said...

I enjoyed reading every single bit of this article. This article is very impressive. I will share this article with my friends. Now its time to avail Accident Repair Services in Washington DC for more information.