gum up the works
English edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
gum up the works (third-person singular simple present gums up the works, present participle gumming up the works, simple past and past participle gummed up the works)
- (informal) Synonym of throw a spanner in the works
Further reading edit
- “gum up the works”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.