English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Journalism | | English term or phrase: throwing a wrench | | But the banks’ swelling coffers are throwing a wrench in efforts to get the economy back on track |
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| | يضعون العراقيل | Explanation:
put/throw a spanner in the works (British & Australian) also put/throw a (monkey) wrench in the works (American)
to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding
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