put a spoke in wheel

put a spoke in somebody's wheel

(British & Australian)

to spoil someone else's plans and stop them from doing something Tell him you're using the car that weekend - that should put a spoke in his wheel.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kreskes	-	Biblical Greek
Katariina	KAH-tah-ree:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Titiana	-	Ancient Roman
Alan	AL-ən (English)	English, Scottish, Breton, French
Lilya	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Steaphan	-	Scottish