Words you wish your language had.

[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

But really, when I want to say "that really throws a wrench in the works" I have to make myself say "wrench" because I so like the British (is that the right classification?) word spanner better...as in "Well, that really throws a spanner in the works."

I would go ahead and use 'spanner' if that's what you like.

I've used "Bob's your uncle" at work. I like it better than "there you go".