monkey wrench

noun
🔊/ˈmʌŋki rentʃ/
🔊/ˈmʌŋki rentʃ/
(British English also adjustable spanner, North American English also adjustable wrench)
Idioms
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  1. a tool with a part that can be moved to hold and turn things of different widths 活动扳手
    compare spanner, wrench
Idioms
(throw) a (monkey) wrench in/into something (North American English)
(British English (throw) a spanner in the works)
  1. (to cause) a delay or problem with something that somebody is planning or doing破坏,阻挠(计划)