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Meaning of threw a spanner into the works | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

simple past of throw a spanner into the works

form-of, past

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

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