كيف تنطق "throw a spanner in the works"

expression

THROH uh SPAN-er in the WURKS

th-ROH uh SPAN-uh in the WURKS

التعريف

To cause a problem or difficulty that prevents something from happening smoothly or as planned.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈθɹoʊ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈspænɝ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɝks

الإنجليزية البريطانية

θɹˈəʊ/ /æɪ/ /spˈænɐ/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɜːks

أمريكي

THROH uh SPAN-er in the WURKS

بريطاني

th-ROH uh SPAN-uh in the WURKS

The rain threw a spanner in the works for our picnic.

If he cancels, it will throw a spanner in the works for the whole team.

A last-minute problem threw a spanner in the works of our project.

We were almost done until computer issues threw a spanner in the works.