throw a monkey wrench into
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“The last thing that a booming economy needs is to throw a monkey wrench into a system that we have that is working marvelously well.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023
At the same time, they throw a monkey wrench into our perceptual machinery, tweaking the body’s equilibrium by bringing a jolt of turbulence into the picture.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2018
A rise in the dollar from its current 85 on the DXY to 120 over the next six or seven years will throw a monkey wrench into the plans of the Federal Reserve.
From Forbes • Oct. 14, 2014
I also don’t want to give this person the power to throw a monkey wrench into a day that is supposed to be about me and my fiancé.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2013
The findings throw a monkey wrench into the idea that perhaps older sperm or eggs have more mutations that could increase the odds of having a child develop autism.
From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2012
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