Collocations for "wrench"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wrench" in context.
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wrench
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a hex, an Allen, a torque] wrench
- use a wrench to [tighten, loosen, remove, secure, turn]
- can't find the right (size) wrench
- [loosen, open] the wrench
- [take, get, grab] a wrench from the tool box
- gave [the strings, her wrist] a wrench
- pulled him [out, free] with a (mighty) wrench
- with a wrench, he [broke free, untied himself]
- sprained by a sudden wrench of the [foot, ankle]
- will be a real wrench to [leave, go, return]
- is going to be a [huge, massive] wrench for me
- felt a [sudden, heavy] wrench in her heart
- idiom: threw a wrench in the [plan, whole operation]
- UK, slang, dated: she is [an old, a heartless, a cruel, an ugly] wrench
- wrenched the [gun, keys, notes] from his [hand, grasp]
- wrenched [away, free] (from)
- wrenched the [information, code, password, news] from him
- wrench the [door, safe, container] open
- wrench the [door, machine] from its [hinges, sockets]
- wrench your [ankle, knee, heel]
- he wrenched [himself, his weapon, his sword] free (from)
- wrench a [bolt, nut, washer] (free)
- wrench the [pair, lovers, boxers] apart
- the [lovers] were wrenched apart (by)
- was wrenched from (the bosom of) his family
- wrenched my heart to [learn, hear, see]
- wrenched by the [loss, news, break-up]
- buy a wrench [set, kit]
'wrench' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):