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gum up the works
gum up the works
gum up the works
to prevent a machine or system from operating correctly
The project was going really well until that software upgrade gummed up the works.
Related vocabulary:
gum up
something
See also:
gum
,
up
,
work
gum up the works
to prevent a machine or system from operating correctly
In bad weather, twice as many people use their cars on the road, which really gums up the works.
See
be up a gum tree
See also:
gum
,
up
,
work
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Teca
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