Usually means: Disrupt plans with unexpected obstacle.
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  1. throw a spanner in the works: Merriam-Webster
  2. throw a spanner in the works: Wiktionary
  3. throw a spanner in the works: Dictionary.com

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  1. throw a spanner in the works: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (throw a spanner in the works)

verb:  (idiomatic, UK) To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.

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