een spaak in het wiel steken
Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “to stick a spoke/boom in the wheel”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ən ˈspaːk ɪn ɦɛt ˌʋil ˌsteː.kə(n)/, /ən ˈspaːk ɪn (ɦ)ət ˌʋil ˌsteː.kə(n)/
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Verb
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to throw a spanner in the works, to throw a wrench into the works
Inflection
Conjugation of een spaak in het wiel steken: see steken.
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