English example sentences with "spanner in the works"

Someone's put a spanner in the works.
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He threw a spanner in the works.
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The nuclear issue obviously is a pretty big issue which could put an enormous spanner in the works.
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The kids' involvement was unfortunately more of a spanner in the works than a helpful contribution toward Daddy's progress on the task, but he gamely pretended to be thankful anyway.
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Halfway through the production of Macbeth, the director found that the stage was smaller than he had expected. This really threw a spanner in the works.
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