hamstring vs throw a spanner in the works

hamstring

verb
  • To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. 

  • To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough. 

noun
  • One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh. 

  • The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles. 

throw a spanner in the works

verb
  • To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome. 

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