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What is another word for throw a monkey wrench in the works of?

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Contexts

(of plans made) To prevent or sabotage

To cause to fail

(mess with) To interfere with something, especially unnecessarily or in an underhanded manner

To completely disrupt or throw into a state of disorder

Verb

(of plans made) To prevent or sabotage

throw a spanner in the works

cramp one's style

get in the way of

stand in the way of

bring to screeching halt

give a hard time

be a hindrance to

put the kibosh on

tie one's hands

throw a monkey wrench into

put on back burner

give the run around

queer someone's pitch

throw a spoke in the wheel of

drag through the mud

clip one's wings

poke full of holes

queer the pitch of

upset the applecart

put the mockers on

put the stopper on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

cramp someone's style

throw monkey wrench in

take wind out of

stem the flow of

bring to a standstill

make impossible

keep under control

put at a disadvantage

place at a disadvantage

throw cold water on

head off at pass

provide against

put the brakes on

pour cold water on

put a damper on

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to the punch

keep within bounds

beat someone to it

bring to a close

bring to an end

steal a march on

bring to a stop

pull the plug on

put straitjacket on

tie someone's hands

halt in its tracks

throw a monkey wrench in the works

impose limits on

prevent from making progress

give disadvantage

get bogged down

keep from happening

put the damper on

put out of commission

put the brakes on

take out of play

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

bring an end to

stand in the way

be one step ahead of

act in advance of

deliver a blow to

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

take wind out of sails

get the better of

make impracticable

cook someone's goose

spike someone's guns

take the wind out of your sails

keep a tight rein on

keep tight rein on

keep the lid on

render powerless

do a disservice to

give a disadvantage to

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

inflict a handicap on

strangle at birth

put out of business

put out of action

bring someone to their knees

bring to naught

dash one's hope

break the habit of

blow the whistle on

lay on the table

take a rain check on

put on the back burner

put in cold storage

give rain check

hold in abeyance

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Verb

To cause to fail

be the ruination of

bring to naught

put the kibosh on

put the skids under

seal the doom of

throw a spanner in the works

play havoc with

bring to an end

put a damper on

rain on someone's parade

render ineffective

make a Horlicks of

be detrimental to

cause detriment to

make a nonsense of

reduce to nothing

do something badly

make a pig's ear of

bring about the downfall of

reduce to ruins

be a blot on the landscape

be prejudicial to

be disadvantageous to

make a dog's dinner of

make of no use or value

throw a monkey wrench into

put out of action

put out of commission

be deleterious to

bring to nothing

strike at the foundations

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

result in harm to

wreak havoc upon

reduce to rubble

result in damage to

lead to the end of

wreak havoc with

bring to nought

bring a note of sadness to

cast gloom over

cast a gloom upon

play merry hell with

make a botch of

drive a nail into the coffin of

deliver a blow to

turn topsy-turvy

throw into chaos

throw into disorder

throw into confusion

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Verb

(mess with) To interfere with something, especially unnecessarily or in an underhanded manner

poke your nose in

throw a spanner in the works

stick your oar in

stick your nose in

put your two cents in

sidewalk-superintend

enquire impertinently

crash the gates

impose oneself on

inquire impertinently

mind someone else's business

poke one's nose into

get involved in

be inquisitive about

stick one's nose into

do some detective work

put your oar in

involve oneself

insinuate oneself

put in one's oar

interpose oneself

put in two cents

tread on someone's toes

make inroads into

step on someone's toes

invade someone's space

break train of thought

put one's oar in

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Verb

To completely disrupt or throw into a state of disorder

play havoc with

throw into disorder

throw into confusion

turn upside down

throw into disarray

cause confusion in

cause turmoil in

throw a spanner in the works

rattle one's cage

upset the applecart

muddy the waters

turn topsy-turvy

make a shambles of

get out of order

put out of order

get into a tangle

throw into chaos

put out of place

bring into disorder

bring into disarray

throw into a state of disorganization

knock off balance

put in disarray

make disorderly

change the order

throw into uproar

turn inside-out

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