put a spoke in someone's wheel
To thwart or obstruct someone in the execution of some designTo thwart or obstruct someone in the execution of some design.
» Put both hands on the steering wheel.
Положи обе руки на руль. — soniamiku
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo thwart or obstruct someone in the execution of some design.
einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen
вставлять палки в колёсаvstavljatʹ palki v koljósa
Examples
9 sentencesPut both hands on the steering wheel.
ruПоложи обе руки на руль. — soniamiku
They put a spoke in his wheel.
ruОни вставляли ему палки в колеса. — alik_farber
deSie haben ihm einen Stein in den Weg gelegt. — Esperantostern
Put some air in the back wheel of your bike.
She's always putting spokes in other people's wheels.
ruОна вечно вставляет всем палки в колеса. — V_Zmoova
Yanni put his hands on the steering wheel.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
puts a spoke in someone's wheel, putting a spoke in someone's wheel, put a spoke in someone's wheel, put a spoke in someone's wheel| Base form | put a spoke in someone's wheel · to put a spoke in someone's wheel |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | puts a spoke in someone's wheel |
| Present participle | putting a spoke in someone's wheel |
| Past simple | put a spoke in someone's wheel |
| Past participle | put a spoke in someone's wheel |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | put a spoke in someone's wheel |
| he, she, it | puts a spoke in someone's wheel |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | put a spoke in someone's wheel |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have put a spoke in someone's wheel |
| he, she, it | has put a spoke in someone's wheel |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will put a spoke in someone's wheel |
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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