snooker vs throw a spanner in the works

snooker

verb
  • To put (someone) in a difficult situation. 

  • To play the game of snooker. 

  • To become or cause to become inebriated. 

  • To place the cue ball in such a position that (the opponent) cannot directly hit the required ball with it. 

  • To fool or bamboozle. 

noun
  • A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries. 

  • The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the opponent cannot directly hit a legal ball with it. 

throw a spanner in the works

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

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