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Definition of monkey wrench noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

monkey wrench

 noun
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  • a tool that can be adjusted to hold and turn things of different widths
    • Idioms
    throw a monkey wrench in/into the works (also throw a wrench in/into the works) (informal)
     
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    to do something to spoil someone's plans
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