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Old June 13, 2011, 10:24 AM
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Haven't heard 'throw a monkey in the works'. Perhaps, since it had one occurrence, it was just a mistake.

'Throw a monkey wrench in | into' is heard more often than the others, at least where I'm from. All the American English versions mean sabotage.

He threw a monkey wrench in our plans. = He ruined our plans.
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