[Idioms and Phrases ]
Throw a spanner: 1. prevent 2. hit (somebody) 3. to strike work 4. to win
[One Word Substitution ]
Coerce means: 1. To request a person to do a thing 2. To approach a person to do a thing 3. To write to a perosn to do a thing 4. To compel a person to do a thing
[Synonym]
Your explanation that your social commitments tie you down, does not convince me. 1. duties 2. responsibilities 3. restrictions 4. obligations
