throw a monkey wrench in the worksとは 意味・読み方・使い方

to operate (a puppet)

pull a dirty trick (on a person)

to grind （with a rotary motion of the pestle） in a mortar

work for a (mere) pittance

to grind with （a rotary motion of） the pestle

to tuck in the sleeves （at the shoulders）

strike out (a batter) , (of a pitcher)

stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

carve (out) a career on Wall Street

engage in a rehearsal (of)

to blow one's nose on （or into） a handkerchief

to blow one's nose on （or into） a handkerchief

maneuver (a ship) into a drydock

to force a flower （in the hot-house）

run a sword through (a person)

a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack

throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)

to make a person cut off someone's head

to drive a nail （with a hammer）

（a pair of） pincers―a claw-hammer

a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)

remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)

to stand bolt upright―（馬なら）―rear

strike (the ground) in making a sclaff

a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

in archery, to draw a bow without pause

a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)

to gird up one's loins

shoot two strokes under par

to beat to quarters