What does "throw a wrench" mean?

Answer 1

throw a monkey wrench into something
=to cause something to fail. e.g.: We keep trying to get together, but her crazy schedule keeps throwing a monkey wrench into our plans

Answer 2

Wrench Meaning

Answer 3

Are you referring to the phrase"Throw a wrench in the works" if you are then it means to do or say something that will cause something to not go as planned. Kind of like throwing a wrench into a machines gears, the machine will stop. This is not good for what ever the machines intended purpose was.

Answer 4

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A rod is inside you engine in some instances a rod can break free and hit many other components in your engine and yes in some cases create a hole in your engine. I'm taking a guess that the person that told you they wished you would have changed your oil wasn't really saying you don't do it enough. They may have been refering to why your engine through the rod. If your car was low on oil from a leak some places that is mostlikely what they meant. Low or No oil in the car can cause big problems like this. I hope this helps with understanding possible what they meant. Your car is a 99 and in my opion if you like your car get a new engine don't just fix what is broke have it rebuilt it will last you a whole lot longer than just replacing what is broke. Check around for a remanufactured motor you will get a good warrenty with those. If you choose used they only warrenty them for 30 days and it normally does not cover labor if it is not good. I would only suggest used if you are going to sell it right away, but not to keep. I hope this helps you with your decission making.

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What does "throw a wrench" mean?

Answer 6

mess things up, cause a hold up so things can't proceed.