trying to ruin a project, sabotaging, throw a monkey wrench into... The members of Green Peace were accused of monkey wrenching the whale hunt. They tried to stop it.
throw a monkey wrench into
cause something that is going smoothly to stop He threw a monkey wrench into our plans to go to the lake for the summer.
throw a monkey wrench into the works
wreck a project, monkey wrenching, piss in the pickles The report that coffee causes cancer threw a monkey wrench into our plans to import coffee.
wreak havoc
damage, destroy, lay waste, trash the place If the workers get mad, they'll wreak havoc in the warehouse. They'll wreck the place.
wreck
1. to accomplish something 2. to destroy or break up: "All they wanted to do is wreck and flex" Public Enemy (Burn Hollywood, burn [1990]). 3. to show great freestyling skills
wrench
a mechanic, originally on motorcycles, but now any kind of repairman
wreak havoc with
Idiom(s): wreak havoc with sth
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to cause a lot of trouble with something; to ruin or damage something. • Your attitude will wreak havoc with my project. • The weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans.
Wrench in the works
(USA) If someone puts or throws a wrench, or monkey wrench, in the works, they ruin a plan. In British English, 'spanner' is used instead of 'wrench'.
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v. phr., informal To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules.The Michigan tacklers threw a wrench into the Wisconsin team's offense.He hoped to see the class plan fail and looked for a chance to throw a wrench in the machinery.
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v. phr. To cause damage; ruin something. His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company.
monkey wrench
monkey wrench 1. throw a monkey wrench into â Informal to disrupt the orderly functioning or realization of 2. throw a monkey wrench into â Informal to disrupt the orderly functioning or realization of
nervous wreck
nervous wreck An individual suffering from extreme agitation or worry, as in Pat was a nervous wreck until her mother arrived at the wedding. This expression is nearly always used hyperbolically. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see basket case.
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