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throw a wrench in the works

throw a wrench in the works (jeter une clé dans les rouages)

Idiom Engineering

Signification

to cause a problem that stops progress

causer un problème qui arrête le progrès (causer un problème qui arrête le progrès)

Phrases d'exemple

"The last-minute design change threw a wrench in the works."

"Le changement de conception de dernière minute a jeté une clé dans les rouages." (Le changement de conception de dernière minute **a jeté une clé dans les rouages**.)

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