“spanner in the works”簡單造句，spanner in the works造句子

But the debt crisis has thrown a spanner in the works, because public-sector jobs in many countries have been drastically cut back.

But the NDRC threw a spanner in the works, arguing that it should be the entity responsible for approving the bid rather than the Ministry of Commerce.

The birth control pill could also throw a spanner in the works of the laws of natural attraction as it prevents women giving off monthly fertility signals believed to be subtly alluring to men.

I'm talking about the kind of mood that throws a spanner in the works, has you fuming at every little thing and threatens to ruin a perfectly good day.

Were it true, such a scenario would certainly throw a spanner in the works and have a devastating effect on financial markets, but thus far the story has not gained much traction.